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YEL to AUW: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Wausau (Wausau Downtown Airport)
355 mi
571 km · 309 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
355 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- AUW — Wausau Downtown Airport · Wausau, 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 AUW
- CWA · Central Wisconsin Airport10 mi away
- STE · Stevens Point Municipal Airport27 mi away
- MFI · Marshfield Municipal Airport34 mi away
- ISW · Alexander Field South Wood County Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from AUW?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Wausau (AUW) is 355 miles (571 km, 309 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to AUW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 YEL to AUW?
Nonstop service on YEL–AUW 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 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between ELLIOT LAKE and Wausau?
Wausau is 1 hour behind ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to AUW?
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Why are some YEL to AUW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YEL–AUW 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.