AirportsElista Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Elista, in Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ESL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ESL
- ICAO code
- URWI
- City
- Elista
- State or region
- Republic of Kalmykia
- Country
- Russia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.3739° N, 44.3309° E
- Elevation
- 153 m (501 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ESL means Elista Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: URWI. ICAO codes that begin with U belong to Russia and neighbouring states. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 46.3739° N, 44.3309° E. It stands 153 metres (501 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Moscow, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Elista Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,499 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 136 airports of Russia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 31.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,200 m 10,499 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09L/27R | 2,303 m 7,555 ft | 85 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stavropol Shpakovskoye AirportStavropol | STW | 222 km |
| Mineralnye Vody AirportMineralnyye Vody | MRV | 258 km |
| Volgograd International AirportVolgograd | VOG | 268 km |
| Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International AirportAstrakhan | ASF | 283 km |
| Nalchik AirportNalchik | NAL | 323 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,466 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,998 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,545 km | 3 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,268 km | 4 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,563 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,918 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,624 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,610 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,872 km | 17 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.