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YEL to CAR: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Caribou (Caribou Municipal Airport)
690 mi
1,111 km · 600 nm
1h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
690 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 58m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- CAR — Caribou Municipal Airport · Caribou, 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 CAR
- PQI · Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle13 mi away
- YSL · St Leonard Airport22 mi away
- WFK · Northern Aroostook Regional Airport32 mi away
- HUL · Houlton International Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from CAR?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Caribou (CAR) is 690 miles (1,111 km, 600 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to CAR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 58m 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 cheapest way to fly from YEL to CAR?
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