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YPL to SEE: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → El Cajon (Gillespie Field)
1,861 mi
2,994 km · 1,617 nm
4h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,861 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 7m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, Canada
- SEE — Gillespie Field · El Cajon, 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 SEE
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from SEE?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to El Cajon (SEE) is 1,861 miles (2,994 km, 1,617 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to SEE?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 7m 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 time difference between Pickle Lake and El Cajon?
El Cajon is 2 hours behind Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to SEE?
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