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YTD to LYU: distance & flight time
Thicket Portage (Thicket Portage Airport) → Ely (Ely Municipal Airport)
576 mi
926 km · 500 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
576 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m 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
- YTD — Thicket Portage Airport · Thicket Portage, 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 YTD
- PIW · Pikwitonei Airport28 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport34 mi away
- YCR · Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport49 mi away
- ZJG · Jenpeg Airport57 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 YTD from LYU?
The flight distance from Thicket Portage (YTD) to Ely (LYU) is 576 miles (926 km, 500 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YTD to LYU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 YTD to LYU?
Nonstop service on YTD–LYU 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 1h 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YTD to LYU?
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Why are some YTD to LYU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YTD–LYU 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.