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YEL to IDP: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Independence (Independence Municipal Airport)
929 mi
1,495 km · 807 nm
2h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
929 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 29m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- IDP — Independence Municipal Airport · Independence, 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 IDP
- CFV · Coffeyville Municipal Airport12 mi away
- PPF · Tri-City Airport19 mi away
- CNU · Chanute Martin Johnson Airport39 mi away
- TUL · Tulsa International Airport67 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from IDP?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Independence (IDP) is 929 miles (1,495 km, 807 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to IDP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 29m 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 IDP?
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