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YLE to YKX: distance & flight time
Whatì (Whatì Airport) → Kirkland Lake (Kirkland Lake Airport)
1,741 mi
2,803 km · 1,513 nm
3h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,741 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 53m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YLE — Whatì Airport · Whatì, Canada
- YKX — Kirkland Lake Airport · Kirkland Lake, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YLE
- YRA · Rae Lakes Airport68 mi away
- YZF · Yellowknife Airport100 mi away
- YFJ · Wekweètì Airport122 mi away
Near YKX
- YXR · Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport36 mi away
- YUY · Rouyn Noranda Airport53 mi away
- YTS · Timmins/Victor M. Power69 mi away
- YCN · Cochrane Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YLE from YKX?
The flight distance from Whatì (YLE) to Kirkland Lake (YKX) is 1,741 miles (2,803 km, 1,513 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLE to YKX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 53m 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 YLE to YKX?
Nonstop service on YLE–YKX 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 53m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Whatì and Kirkland Lake?
Kirkland Lake is 2 hours ahead of Whatì.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YLE to YKX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YLE–YKX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YLE to YKX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YLE–YKX 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.