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SUR to YWL: distance & flight time
Summer Beaver (Summer Beaver Airport) → Williams Lake (Williams Lake Airport)
1,399 mi
2,251 km · 1,216 nm
3h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,399 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 30m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SUR — Summer Beaver Airport · Summer Beaver, Canada
- YWL — Williams Lake Airport · Williams Lake, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SUR
- WNN · Wunnumin Lake Airport34 mi away
- YLH · Lansdowne House Airport44 mi away
- YWP · Webequie Airport52 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport57 mi away
Near YWL
- ZMH · South Cariboo Region / 108 Mile Airport44 mi away
- YQZ · Quesnel Airport61 mi away
- YXS · Prince George Airport121 mi away
- YKA · Kamloops Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SUR from YWL?
The flight distance from Summer Beaver (SUR) to Williams Lake (YWL) is 1,399 miles (2,251 km, 1,216 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SUR to YWL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 30m 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 SUR to YWL?
Nonstop service on SUR–YWL 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 3h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Summer Beaver and Williams Lake?
Williams Lake is 3 hours behind Summer Beaver.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SUR to YWL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SUR–YWL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SUR to YWL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SUR–YWL 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.