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YQF to YEL: distance & flight time
Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport) → ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport)
1,456 mi
2,344 km · 1,265 nm
3h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,456 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 38m 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
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, Canada
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YQF
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport46 mi away
- YYC · Calgary International Airport74 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport79 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport97 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQF from YEL?
The flight distance from Red Deer Industrial (YQF) to ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) is 1,456 miles (2,344 km, 1,265 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQF to YEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 38m 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 Red Deer Industrial and ELLIOT LAKE?
ELLIOT LAKE is 2 hours ahead of Red Deer Industrial.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQF to YEL?
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