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DCA to YEL: distance & flight time
Washington (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) → ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport)
589 mi
948 km · 512 nm
1h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
589 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 45m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- DCA — Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · Washington, 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 DCA
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 DCA from YEL?
The flight distance from Washington (DCA) to ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) is 589 miles (948 km, 512 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCA to YEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 45m 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 cheapest way to fly from DCA to YEL?
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