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YEL to TYS: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport)
732 mi
1,178 km · 636 nm
2h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
732 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 3m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- TYS — McGhee Tyson Airport · Knoxville, 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 TYS
- MMI · McMinn County Airport43 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field62 mi away
- CSV · Crossville Memorial Whitson Field62 mi away
- AVL · Asheville Regional Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from TYS?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Knoxville (TYS) is 732 miles (1,178 km, 636 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to TYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 3m 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 cheapest way to fly from YEL to TYS?
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