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YPL to LYU: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Ely (Ely Municipal Airport)
260 mi
419 km · 226 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
260 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m 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
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, Canada
- LYU — Ely Municipal Airport · Ely, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YPL
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport80 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
- YFH · Fort Hope Airport100 mi away
Near LYU
- HIB · Range Regional Airport56 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport66 mi away
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport67 mi away
- DLH · Duluth International Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from LYU?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Ely (LYU) is 260 miles (419 km, 226 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to LYU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m 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 YPL to LYU?
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