Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YEL to LFT: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Lafayette (Lafayette Regional Airport)
1,225 mi
1,972 km · 1,065 nm
3h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
See live YEL→LFT fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,225 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 8m 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
- LFT — Lafayette Regional Airport · Lafayette, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 LFT
- ARA · Acadiana Regional Airport13 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport55 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport74 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from LFT?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Lafayette (LFT) is 1,225 miles (1,972 km, 1,065 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to LFT?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 8m 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 Lafayette?
Lafayette is 1 hour behind ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to LFT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YEL–LFT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.