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CID to YEL: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport)
548 mi
882 km · 476 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
548 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, 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 CID
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport19 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport58 mi away
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport63 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport66 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 CID from YEL?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) is 548 miles (882 km, 476 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to YEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CID to YEL?
Nonstop service on CID–YEL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 40m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cedar Rapids and ELLIOT LAKE?
ELLIOT LAKE is 1 hour ahead of Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to YEL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CID–YEL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CID to YEL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CID–YEL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.