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POE to YEL: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport)
1,200 mi
1,932 km · 1,043 nm
3h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,200 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 5m 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
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, 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 POE
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport17 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport43 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field51 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport58 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 POE from YEL?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) is 1,200 miles (1,932 km, 1,043 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE 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 Fort Polk and ELLIOT LAKE?
ELLIOT LAKE is 1 hour ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to YEL?
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