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JFK to YEL: distance & flight time
New York (John F Kennedy International Airport) → ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport)
591 mi
950 km · 513 nm
1h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
591 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
- JFK — John F Kennedy International Airport · New York, 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 JFK
- LGA · La Guardia Airport11 mi away
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport21 mi away
- JRB · Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport13 mi away
- JRA · West 30th St. Heliport14 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 JFK from YEL?
The flight distance from New York (JFK) to ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) is 591 miles (950 km, 513 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JFK 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 JFK to YEL?
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