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YEL to SDU: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport)
5,382 mi
8,662 km · 4,677 nm
11h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,382 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 1m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- SDU — Santos Dumont Airport · Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
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 SDU
- GIG · Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport9 mi away
- QNV · Aeroclube Airport22 mi away
- SNZ · Santa Cruz Air Force Base35 mi away
- CFB · Cabo Frio Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from SDU?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Rio De Janeiro (SDU) is 5,382 miles (8,662 km, 4,677 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to SDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 Rio De Janeiro?
Rio De Janeiro is 1 hour ahead of ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to SDU?
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