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YAL to ZEM: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Eastmain River (Eastmain River Airport)
2,050 mi
3,299 km · 1,781 nm
4h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,050 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 29m 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
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, 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.
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Near YAL
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport21 mi away
- YBL · Campbell River Airport85 mi away
- YQQ · Comox Airport108 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport116 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 YAL from ZEM?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Eastmain River (ZEM) is 2,050 miles (3,299 km, 1,781 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to ZEM?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 29m 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 YAL to ZEM?
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