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BFI to YEL: distance & flight time
Seattle (Boeing Field King County International Airport) → ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport)
1,856 mi
2,987 km · 1,613 nm
4h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,856 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 6m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFI — Boeing Field King County International Airport · Seattle, United States
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFI
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport6 mi away
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport22 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport22 mi away
Near YEL
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport32 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport49 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport61 mi away
- YSB · Sudbury Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFI from YEL?
The flight distance from Seattle (BFI) to ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) is 1,856 miles (2,987 km, 1,613 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFI to YEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 6m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Seattle and ELLIOT LAKE?
ELLIOT LAKE is 3 hours ahead of Seattle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFI to YEL?
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