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YEL to ANC: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Anchorage (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport)
2,791 mi
4,491 km · 2,425 nm
5h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,791 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 56m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- ANC — Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · Anchorage, United States
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 ANC
- MRI · Merrill Field6 mi away
- EDF · Elmendorf Air Force Base8 mi away
- FRN · Bryant Army Heliport13 mi away
- WWA · Wasilla Airport31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from ANC?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Anchorage (ANC) is 2,791 miles (4,491 km, 2,425 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to ANC?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 56m 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 Anchorage?
Anchorage is 4 hours behind ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to ANC?
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