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JGS to YEL: distance & flight time
Jian (Jinggangshan Airport) → ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport)
7,264 mi
11,690 km · 6,312 nm
14h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,264 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 43m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- JGS — Jinggangshan Airport · Jian, China
- 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 JGS
- KOW · Ganzhou Airport69 mi away
- YIC · Yichun Mingyueshan Airport70 mi away
- HNY · Hengyang Nanyue Airport130 mi away
- CSX · Changsha Huanghua International Airport131 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 JGS from YEL?
The flight distance from Jian (JGS) to ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) is 7,264 miles (11,690 km, 6,312 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JGS to YEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 43m 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 JGS to YEL?
Nonstop service on JGS–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 14h 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Jian and ELLIOT LAKE?
ELLIOT LAKE is 13 hours behind Jian.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JGS to YEL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on JGS–YEL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some JGS to YEL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain JGS–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.