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SUR to ZEM: distance & flight time
Summer Beaver (Summer Beaver Airport) → Eastmain River (Eastmain River Airport)
423 mi
680 km · 367 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
423 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SUR — Summer Beaver Airport · Summer Beaver, Canada
- ZEM — Eastmain River Airport · Eastmain River, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 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 SUR from ZEM?
The flight distance from Summer Beaver (SUR) to Eastmain River (ZEM) is 423 miles (680 km, 367 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SUR to ZEM?
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.
Are there nonstop flights from SUR to ZEM?
Nonstop service on SUR–ZEM 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 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SUR to ZEM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SUR–ZEM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SUR to ZEM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SUR–ZEM 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.