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CYF to ELI: distance & flight time
Chefornak (Chefornak Airport) → Elim (Elim Airport)
315 mi
507 km · 274 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
315 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CYF — Chefornak Airport · Chefornak, United States
- ELI — Elim Airport · Elim, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CYF
- KPN · Kipnuk Airport17 mi away
- NME · Nightmute Airport26 mi away
- OOK · Toksook Bay Airport39 mi away
- KWK · Kwigillingok Airport43 mi away
Near ELI
- GLV · Golovin Airport22 mi away
- WMO · White Mountain Airport34 mi away
- SKK · Shaktoolik Airport35 mi away
- KKA · Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CYF from ELI?
The flight distance from Chefornak (CYF) to Elim (ELI) is 315 miles (507 km, 274 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CYF to ELI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m 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 CYF to ELI?
Nonstop service on CYF–ELI 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 18m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CYF to ELI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CYF–ELI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CYF to ELI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CYF–ELI 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.