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YEL to FAT: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Fresno (Fresno Yosemite International Airport)
2,010 mi
3,235 km · 1,747 nm
4h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,010 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 24m 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
- FAT — Fresno Yosemite International Airport · Fresno, 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 FAT
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport26 mi away
- NLC · Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport33 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport36 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from FAT?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Fresno (FAT) is 2,010 miles (3,235 km, 1,747 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to FAT?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 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 FAT?
Nonstop service on YEL–FAT 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 4h 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between ELLIOT LAKE and Fresno?
Fresno is 3 hours behind ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to FAT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YEL–FAT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YEL to FAT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YEL–FAT 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.