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YEL to IKB: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County Airport)
704 mi
1,133 km · 612 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
704 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 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
- IKB — Wilkes County Airport · North Wilkesboro, 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 IKB
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport70 mi away
- SVH · Statesville Regional Airport33 mi away
- HKY · Hickory Regional Airport37 mi away
- MRN · Foothills Regional Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from IKB?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to North Wilkesboro (IKB) is 704 miles (1,133 km, 612 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to IKB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 IKB?
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