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WEH to ESL: distance & flight time
Weihai (Weihai Airport) → Elista (Elista Airport)
3,900 mi
6,276 km · 3,389 nm
8h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,900 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 7m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WEH — Weihai Airport · Weihai, China
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WEH
- YNT · Yantai Laishan Airport49 mi away
- TAO · Liuting Airport121 mi away
- DLC · Zhoushuizi Airport128 mi away
- CNI · Changhai Airport146 mi away
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WEH from ESL?
The flight distance from Weihai (WEH) to Elista (ESL) is 3,900 miles (6,276 km, 3,389 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WEH to ESL?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 7m 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 time difference between Weihai and Elista?
Elista is 5 hours behind Weihai.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WEH to ESL?
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