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YEL to ESL: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Elista (Elista Airport)
5,268 mi
8,477 km · 4,577 nm
10h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,268 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 48m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- 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 YEL
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport32 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport49 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport61 mi away
- YSB · Sudbury Airport86 mi away
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from ESL?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Elista (ESL) is 5,268 miles (8,477 km, 4,577 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to ESL?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 48m 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 ELLIOT LAKE and Elista?
Elista is 7 hours ahead of ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to ESL?
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