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YZR to BIS: distance & flight time
Sarnia (Chris Hadfield Airport) → Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport)
937 mi
1,508 km · 814 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
937 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YZR — Chris Hadfield Airport · Sarnia, Canada
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YZR
Near BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YZR from BIS?
The flight distance from Sarnia (YZR) to Bismarck (BIS) is 937 miles (1,508 km, 814 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZR to BIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 YZR to BIS?
Nonstop service on YZR–BIS 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 2h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sarnia and Bismarck?
Bismarck is 1 hour behind Sarnia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YZR to BIS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YZR–BIS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YZR to BIS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YZR–BIS 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.