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YQS to ESL: distance & flight time
St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport) → Elista (Elista Airport)
5,430 mi
8,739 km · 4,719 nm
11h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,430 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 7m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YQS — St Thomas Municipal Airport · St Thomas, 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 YQS
- YXU · London Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome41 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport97 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport60 mi away
Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQS from ESL?
The flight distance from St Thomas (YQS) to Elista (ESL) is 5,430 miles (8,739 km, 4,719 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQS to ESL?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 cheapest way to fly from YQS to ESL?
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