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YEL to NEW: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → New Orleans (Lakefront Airport)
1,196 mi
1,925 km · 1,039 nm
3h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,196 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 4m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, 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 NEW
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from NEW?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to New Orleans (NEW) is 1,196 miles (1,925 km, 1,039 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to NEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 4m 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 New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to NEW?
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