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YTL to LYU: distance & flight time
Big Trout Lake (Big Trout Lake Airport) → Ely (Ely Municipal Airport)
423 mi
680 km · 367 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
423 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m 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
- YTL — Big Trout Lake Airport · Big Trout 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 YTL
- YAX · Wapekeka Airport13 mi away
- XBE · Bearskin Lake Airport47 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport55 mi away
- KIF · Kingfisher Lake Airport56 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 YTL from LYU?
The flight distance from Big Trout Lake (YTL) to Ely (LYU) is 423 miles (680 km, 367 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YTL to LYU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 YTL to LYU?
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