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YPL to ZEM: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Eastmain River (Eastmain River Airport)
502 mi
807 km · 436 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
502 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, 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 YPL
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport80 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
- YFH · Fort Hope Airport100 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 YPL from ZEM?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Eastmain River (ZEM) is 502 miles (807 km, 436 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to ZEM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 time difference between Pickle Lake and Eastmain River?
Eastmain River is 1 hour ahead of Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to ZEM?
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