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YXJ to YEL: distance & flight time
Fort Saint John (Fort St John Airport) → ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport)
1,757 mi
2,828 km · 1,527 nm
3h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,757 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 55m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YXJ — Fort St John Airport · Fort Saint John, 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 YXJ
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport40 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport51 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport103 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport126 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 YXJ from YEL?
The flight distance from Fort Saint John (YXJ) to ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) is 1,757 miles (2,828 km, 1,527 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YXJ to YEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 55m 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 Fort Saint John and ELLIOT LAKE?
ELLIOT LAKE is 3 hours ahead of Fort Saint John.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YXJ to YEL?
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