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FRD to YQU: distance & flight time
Friday Harbor (Friday Harbor Airport) → Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport)
493 mi
793 km · 428 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
493 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FRD — Friday Harbor Airport · Friday Harbor, 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 FRD
- LPS · Lopez Island Airport5 mi away
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport47 mi away
- ESD · Orcas Island Airport14 mi away
- YWH · Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base18 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 FRD from YQU?
The flight distance from Friday Harbor (FRD) to Grande Prairie (YQU) is 493 miles (793 km, 428 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRD to YQU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 Friday Harbor and Grande Prairie?
Grande Prairie is 1 hour ahead of Friday Harbor.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FRD to YQU?
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