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YEL to FFT: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Frankfort (Capital City Airport)
577 mi
928 km · 501 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
577 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- FFT — Capital City Airport · Frankfort, 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 FFT
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport19 mi away
- LOU · Bowman Field41 mi away
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field45 mi away
- CVG · Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from FFT?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Frankfort (FFT) is 577 miles (928 km, 501 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to FFT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 FFT?
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