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YEL to MSP: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport)
525 mi
844 km · 456 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
525 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, 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 MSP
- STP · St Paul Downtown Holman Field9 mi away
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport12 mi away
- STC · St Cloud Regional Airport61 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from MSP?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 525 miles (844 km, 456 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to MSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 Minneapolis?
Minneapolis is 1 hour behind ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to MSP?
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