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FSM to YQU: distance & flight time
Fort Smith (Fort Smith Regional Airport) → Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport)
1,798 mi
2,894 km · 1,562 nm
4h
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,798 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 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
- FSM — Fort Smith Regional Airport · Fort Smith, 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 FSM
- FYV · Drake Field47 mi away
- XNA · Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport65 mi away
- MLC · Mc Alester Regional Airport86 mi away
- OKM · Okmulgee Regional Airport92 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 FSM from YQU?
The flight distance from Fort Smith (FSM) to Grande Prairie (YQU) is 1,798 miles (2,894 km, 1,562 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FSM to YQU?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from FSM to YQU?
Nonstop service on FSM–YQU depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 4h nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Smith and Grande Prairie?
Grande Prairie is 1 hour behind Fort Smith.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FSM to YQU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FSM–YQU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FSM to YQU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FSM–YQU tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.