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VAN to ESB: distance & flight time
Van (Van Ferit Melen Airport) → Ankara (Esenboğa International Airport)
564 mi
908 km · 490 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
564 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- VAN — Van Ferit Melen Airport · Van, Turkey
- ESB — Esenboğa International Airport · Ankara, Turkey
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near VAN
- YKO · Hakkari Yüksekova Airport80 mi away
- AJI · Ağrı Airport84 mi away
- SXZ · Siirt Airport88 mi away
- KHY · Khoy Airport89 mi away
Near ESB
- ANK · Etimesgut Air Base20 mi away
- KFS · Kastamonu Airport92 mi away
- ONQ · Zonguldak Airport106 mi away
- NAV · Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VAN from ESB?
The flight distance from Van (VAN) to Ankara (ESB) is 564 miles (908 km, 490 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VAN to ESB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VAN to ESB?
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