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ZEM to YQT: distance & flight time
Eastmain River (Eastmain River Airport) → Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport)
545 mi
878 km · 474 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
545 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- ZEM — Eastmain River Airport · Eastmain River, Canada
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ZEM
- YKQ · Waskaganish Airport53 mi away
- YNC · Wemindji Airport56 mi away
- YGL · La Grande Rivière Airport102 mi away
- YNS · Nemiscau Airport108 mi away
Near YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ZEM from YQT?
The flight distance from Eastmain River (ZEM) to Thunder Bay (YQT) is 545 miles (878 km, 474 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ZEM to YQT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m 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 ZEM to YQT?
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