Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YLJ to CLU: distance & flight time
Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport) → Columbus (Columbus Municipal Airport)
1,472 mi
2,370 km · 1,280 nm
3h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading southeast
See live YLJ→CLU fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,472 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 40m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- YLJ — Meadow Lake Airport · Meadow Lake, Canada
- CLU — Columbus Municipal Airport · Columbus, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near YLJ
- YOD · CFB Cold Lake73 mi away
- YLL · Lloydminster Airport85 mi away
- YBY · Bonnyville Airport91 mi away
- YQW · North Battleford Airport94 mi away
Near CLU
Frequently asked questions
How far is YLJ from CLU?
The flight distance from Meadow Lake (YLJ) to Columbus (CLU) is 1,472 miles (2,370 km, 1,280 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLJ to CLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 40m 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 YLJ to CLU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YLJ–CLU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.