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YEL to IAB: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Wichita (Mc Connell Air Force Base)
964 mi
1,551 km · 838 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
964 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m 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
- IAB — Mc Connell Air Force Base · Wichita, 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 IAB
- BEC · Beech Factory Airport6 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport9 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport30 mi away
- WLD · Strother Field34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from IAB?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Wichita (IAB) is 964 miles (1,551 km, 838 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to IAB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 34m 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 Wichita?
Wichita is 1 hour behind ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to IAB?
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