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YEL to GAJ: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Yamagata (Yamagata Airport)
6,006 mi
9,666 km · 5,219 nm
12h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,006 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- GAJ — Yamagata Airport · Yamagata, Japan
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 GAJ
- SDJ · Sendai Airport35 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport42 mi away
- KIJ · Niigata Airport75 mi away
- HNA · Hanamaki Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from GAJ?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Yamagata (GAJ) is 6,006 miles (9,666 km, 5,219 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to GAJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 15m 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 Yamagata?
Yamagata is 13 hours ahead of ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to GAJ?
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