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DTW to ZEM: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Eastmain River (Eastmain River Airport)
728 mi
1,171 km · 632 nm
2h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
728 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 3m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- ZEM — Eastmain River Airport · Eastmain River, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Near ZEM
- YKQ · Waskaganish Airport53 mi away
- YNC · Wemindji Airport56 mi away
- YGL · La Grande Rivière Airport102 mi away
- YNS · Nemiscau Airport108 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from ZEM?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Eastmain River (ZEM) is 728 miles (1,171 km, 632 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to ZEM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 3m 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 DTW to ZEM?
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