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YEL to BLI: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Bellingham (Bellingham International Airport)
1,850 mi
2,977 km · 1,607 nm
4h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,850 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 6m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- BLI — Bellingham International Airport · Bellingham, 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 BLI
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport40 mi away
- YXX · Abbotsford Airport18 mi away
- ESD · Orcas Island Airport18 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from BLI?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Bellingham (BLI) is 1,850 miles (2,977 km, 1,607 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to BLI?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 6m 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 Bellingham?
Bellingham is 3 hours behind ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to BLI?
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