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COS to YEL: distance & flight time
Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) → ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport)
1,236 mi
1,989 km · 1,074 nm
3h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,236 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 9m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- COS — City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs, 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 COS
- FCS · Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field9 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport73 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport37 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport53 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 COS from YEL?
The flight distance from Colorado Springs (COS) to ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) is 1,236 miles (1,989 km, 1,074 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COS to YEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 9m 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 Colorado Springs and ELLIOT LAKE?
ELLIOT LAKE is 2 hours ahead of Colorado Springs.
What is the cheapest way to fly from COS to YEL?
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