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YEL to PWK: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Chicago-Wheeling (Chicago Executive Airport)
394 mi
635 km · 343 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
394 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m 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
- PWK — Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago-Wheeling, 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 PWK
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport9 mi away
- UGN · Waukegan National Airport21 mi away
- DPA · Dupage Airport23 mi away
- CGX · Chicago Meigs Airport23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from PWK?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Chicago-Wheeling (PWK) is 394 miles (635 km, 343 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to PWK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YEL to PWK?
Nonstop service on YEL–PWK depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between ELLIOT LAKE and Chicago-Wheeling?
Chicago-Wheeling is 1 hour behind ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to PWK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YEL–PWK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YEL to PWK fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YEL–PWK tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.