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CDS to YQU: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport)
1,687 mi
2,715 km · 1,466 nm
3h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,687 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 46m 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
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Near YQU
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport64 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport91 mi away
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport103 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDS from YQU?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Grande Prairie (YQU) is 1,687 miles (2,715 km, 1,466 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to YQU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 46m 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 Childress and Grande Prairie?
Grande Prairie is 1 hour behind Childress.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDS to YQU?
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