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BIS to SUR: distance & flight time
Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport) → Summer Beaver (Summer Beaver Airport)
681 mi
1,095 km · 591 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
681 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, United States
- SUR — Summer Beaver Airport · Summer Beaver, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 mi away
Near SUR
- WNN · Wunnumin Lake Airport34 mi away
- YLH · Lansdowne House Airport44 mi away
- YWP · Webequie Airport52 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport57 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BIS from SUR?
The flight distance from Bismarck (BIS) to Summer Beaver (SUR) is 681 miles (1,095 km, 591 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIS to SUR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m 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 BIS to SUR?
Nonstop service on BIS–SUR 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 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Bismarck and Summer Beaver?
Summer Beaver is 1 hour ahead of Bismarck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BIS to SUR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BIS–SUR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BIS to SUR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BIS–SUR 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.