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YEL to CID: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
548 mi
882 km · 476 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
548 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, 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 CID
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport19 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport58 mi away
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport63 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from CID?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 548 miles (882 km, 476 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 Cedar Rapids?
Cedar Rapids is 1 hour behind ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to CID?
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