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SDF to YEL: distance & flight time
Louisville (Louisville International Standiford Field) → ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport)
588 mi
946 km · 511 nm
1h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
588 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 45m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SDF — Louisville International Standiford Field · Louisville, 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 SDF
- LOU · Bowman Field5 mi away
- FTK · Godman Army Air Field22 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport45 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport62 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 SDF from YEL?
The flight distance from Louisville (SDF) to ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) is 588 miles (946 km, 511 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDF 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.
Are there nonstop flights from SDF to YEL?
Nonstop service on SDF–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 1h 45m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SDF to YEL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SDF–YEL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SDF to YEL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SDF–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.