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DEC to YEL: distance & flight time
Decatur (Decatur Airport) → ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport)
551 mi
887 km · 479 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
551 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
- DEC — Decatur Airport · Decatur, 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 DEC
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 DEC from YEL?
The flight distance from Decatur (DEC) to ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) is 551 miles (887 km, 479 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DEC 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.
What is the time difference between Decatur and ELLIOT LAKE?
ELLIOT LAKE is 1 hour ahead of Decatur.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DEC to YEL?
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