{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Elista Airport","iataCode":"ESL","icaoCode":"URWI","city":"Elista","country":"RU","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":46.3739013671875,"longitude":44.33089828491211},"elevationMeters":153,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"IATA ESL, ICAO URWI: Elista Airport reopened on 3 May 2024 after southern Russian airspace had kept it closed since February 2022, ending more than two years without a scheduled flight. Elista is the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia, the only Buddhist-majority region in Europe, set in the steppe north of the Caucasus. Traffic is passenger-only, chiefly to Moscow, with about 214 movements recorded over summer 2024. The airport has no dedicated air-cargo handling; beyond limited belly capacity ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/elista-airport-esl","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/elista-airport-esl","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Elista Airport · (IATA: ESL) · Elista, RU · 153 m"}