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YEL to MEL: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
9,970 mi
16,044 km · 8,663 nm
20h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
9,970 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 1m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- MEL — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, Australia
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 MEL
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from MEL?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Melbourne (MEL) is 9,970 miles (16,044 km, 8,663 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 1m 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 Melbourne?
Melbourne is 14 hours ahead of ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to MEL?
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