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YEL to ACJ: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Anuradhapura (Anuradhapura Air Force Base)
8,517 mi
13,707 km · 7,401 nm
17h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,517 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 10m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- ACJ — Anuradhapura Air Force Base · Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ACJ
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base31 mi away
- HIM · Hingurakgoda Air Force Base42 mi away
- TRR · China Bay Airport54 mi away
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from ACJ?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Anuradhapura (ACJ) is 8,517 miles (13,707 km, 7,401 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to ACJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 10m 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 ELLIOT LAKE and Anuradhapura?
Anuradhapura is 9.5 hours ahead of ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to ACJ?
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