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FCS to YQU: distance & flight time
Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field) → Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport)
1,315 mi
2,116 km · 1,143 nm
3h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,315 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 20m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, 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 FCS
- COS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport9 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport82 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport62 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 FCS from YQU?
The flight distance from Fort Carson (FCS) to Grande Prairie (YQU) is 1,315 miles (2,116 km, 1,143 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FCS to YQU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 20m 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 FCS to YQU?
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