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YEL to SDG: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Sanandaj (Sanandaj Airport)
5,987 mi
9,635 km · 5,202 nm
12h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,987 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 12m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- SDG — Sanandaj Airport · Sanandaj, Iran
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 SDG
- KSH · Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport63 mi away
- HDM · Hamadan Airport91 mi away
- ISU · Sulaymaniyah International Airport98 mi away
- IIL · Ilam Airport120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from SDG?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Sanandaj (SDG) is 5,987 miles (9,635 km, 5,202 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to SDG?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 12m 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 Sanandaj?
Sanandaj is 7.5 hours ahead of ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to SDG?
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