ESLURWI

Elista Airport

Elista, Russia · Europe

Europe Europe/Moscow

2direct destinations

2airlines

2runways

3,200 mLongest runway

Elista International Airport (Oirat: ??????? ????-??? ????? ??????, Elistin keln-orn nishkh bolhalm) (IATA: ESL, ICAO: URWI) is an international airport located near the city of Elista in the Republic of Kalmykia of Russia. The airport was closed from 24 February 2022 until May 2024 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The airport reopened on 3 May 2024, and the first flight since 2022 took place on 28 May. The airport later reported that 214 flights had been made to and from the airport over summer 2024, transporting 13,846 passengers.

Location

46.374°N, 44.331°E · 153 m s. n. m. (501 ft)

General data

CountryRussia

CityElista

IATA codeESL

ICAO codeURWI

Coordinates46.374°N, 44.331°E

Elevation153 m s. n. m. (501 ft)

Time zoneEurope/Moscow

Runways2

Longest runway3,200 m

Direct destinations2

Official website

Runways · 2

09/27

Length3,200 m10,499 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

09L/27R

Length2,303 m7,556 ft

Width85 m279 ft

SurfaceGravel

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 2

Tower

118.300

Approach

124.200

Look for a live feed on LiveATC External site; not every airport has a feed.

Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 2

Other airlines with direct routes

Aeroflot Red Wings Airlines

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

Photo: Avitya at English Wikipedia · Public domain · view original

Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Elista Airport (ESL). Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ESL

MLA

“Elista Airport (ESL).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ESL. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Elista Airport (ESL).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ESL.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Elista Airport (ESL). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ESL (Accessed: 19 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_esl,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Elista Airport (ESL)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ESL},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ESL}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
}

Wikipedia

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