Elista Airport

Elista International Airport
IATA: ESL ICAO: URWI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Location	Elista, Russia
Elevation  AMSL	501 ft / 153 m
Coordinates	46°22′26″N044°19′51″E / 46.37389°N 44.33083°E / 46.37389; 44.33083
Website	aero-elista.ru
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 3,200 10,499 Asphalt 09L/27R 2,303 7,555 Grass
Source: DAFIF [1] [2]

Elista International Airport( 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. ^[3] 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.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroflot	Moscow–Sheremetyevo [4]
Red Wings Airlines	Sochi, Yekaterinburg [5]

References

1. "Airport information for URWI". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
2. Airport information for ESL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF  (effective October 2006).
3. "Europe: Russia extends flight restrictions at 10 southwestern airports and one airport in Crimea until at least Jan. 14 /update 103". Europe: Russia extends flight restrictions at 10 southwestern airports and one airport in Crimea until at least Jan. 14 /update 103 | Crisis24. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
4. "«Аэрофлот» откроет рейсы в Элисту 16 июня". Ведомости (in Russian). 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
5. "РИА Калмыкия - Новое авианаправление Элиста-Екатеринбург откроется уже в апреле". riakalm.ru (in Russian). Республиканское информационное агентство "Калмыкия". 25 February 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.

External links

• Elista Airport website (in Russian)
• Current weather for URWI at NOAA / NWS
• Accident history for ESL at Aviation Safety Network