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GTF to YEL: distance & flight time
Great Falls (Great Falls International Airport) → ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport)
1,354 mi
2,179 km · 1,177 nm
3h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,354 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 25m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- GTF — Great Falls International Airport · Great Falls, 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 GTF
- HLN · Helena Regional Airport67 mi away
- CTB · Cut Bank International Airport91 mi away
- LWT · Lewistown Municipal Airport94 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport104 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 GTF from YEL?
The flight distance from Great Falls (GTF) to ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) is 1,354 miles (2,179 km, 1,177 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GTF to YEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 25m 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 GTF to YEL?
Nonstop service on GTF–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 3h 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Great Falls and ELLIOT LAKE?
ELLIOT LAKE is 2 hours ahead of Great Falls.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GTF to YEL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GTF–YEL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GTF to YEL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GTF–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.