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WHK to YEL: distance & flight time
Whakatane (Whakatane Airport) → ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport)
8,496 mi
13,673 km · 7,383 nm
17h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,496 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 8m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WHK — Whakatane Airport · Whakatane, New Zealand
- 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 WHK
- ROT · Rotorua Regional Airport35 mi away
- TRG · Tauranga Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport72 mi away
- GIS · Gisborne Airport77 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 WHK from YEL?
The flight distance from Whakatane (WHK) to ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) is 8,496 miles (13,673 km, 7,383 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WHK to YEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 8m 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 Whakatane and ELLIOT LAKE?
ELLIOT LAKE is 16 hours behind Whakatane.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WHK to YEL?
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