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MSY to YEL: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport)
1,204 mi
1,937 km · 1,046 nm
3h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,204 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 5m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, 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 MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 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 MSY from YEL?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) is 1,204 miles (1,937 km, 1,046 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to YEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 5m 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 New Orleans and ELLIOT LAKE?
ELLIOT LAKE is 1 hour ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSY to YEL?
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