AirportsEastmain River Airport is a small airport serving Eastmain River, in Quebec, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ZEM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ZEM
- ICAO code
- CZEM
- City
- Eastmain River
- State or region
- Quebec
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 52.2264° N, 78.5225° W
- Elevation
- 7 m (24 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,070 m (3,512 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ZEM means Eastmain River Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CZEM. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 52.2264° N, 78.5225° W. It stands 7 metres (24 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Eastmain River Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,070 metres (3,512 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 189.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,070 m 3,512 ft | 30 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Waskaganish AirportWaskaganish | YKQ | 85 km |
| Wemindji AirportWemindji | YNC | 90 km |
| La Grande Rivière AirportLa Grande Rivière | YGL | 165 km |
| Nemiscau AirportNemiscau | YNS | 174 km |
| Moosonee AirportMoosonee | YMO | 177 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,724 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,615 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,307 km | 12 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,092 km | 6 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,338 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,755 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,053 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,571 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,607 km | 19 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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