# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Saransk (SKX)

> 3,731 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,731 km / 2,318 mi / 2,014 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 23:00 in Algiers, it's 01:00 in Saransk)
- **Elevation difference**: 594 ft (SKX is higher than ALG)

## Airports

### [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Algiers, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAG
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.690000, 3.220000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Saransk Airport (SKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/skx-saransk-saransk-airport/1ef266df-eca3-645a-a582-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Saransk, Russia
- ICAO: UWPS
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 54.130000, 45.210000
- Elevation: 676 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:00 in Algiers, it's 01:00 in Saransk.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Saransk Airport (SKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/skx-saransk-saransk-airport/1ef266df-eca3-645a-a582-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)