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YEL to YKM: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Yakima (Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field)
1,790 mi
2,881 km · 1,556 nm
3h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,790 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 59m 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
- YKM — Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field · Yakima, 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 YKM
- EAT · Pangborn Memorial Airport60 mi away
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport103 mi away
- PSC · Tri Cities Airport71 mi away
- DLS · Columbia Gorge Regional the Dalles Municipal Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from YKM?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Yakima (YKM) is 1,790 miles (2,881 km, 1,556 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to YKM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 59m 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 YKM?
Nonstop service on YEL–YKM 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 3h 59m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between ELLIOT LAKE and Yakima?
Yakima is 3 hours behind ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to YKM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YEL–YKM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YEL to YKM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YEL–YKM 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.