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YEL to TKF: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Truckee (Truckee Tahoe Airport)
1,945 mi
3,131 km · 1,690 nm
4h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,945 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 17m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- TKF — Truckee Tahoe Airport · Truckee, 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 TKF
- RNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport23 mi away
- TVL · Lake Tahoe Airport30 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base71 mi away
- NFL · Fallon Naval Air Station77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from TKF?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Truckee (TKF) is 1,945 miles (3,131 km, 1,690 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to TKF?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 17m 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 Truckee?
Truckee is 3 hours behind ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to TKF?
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