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GFK to YQF: distance & flight time
Grand Forks (Grand Forks International Airport) → Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport)
795 mi
1,279 km · 691 nm
2h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
795 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 12m 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
- GFK — Grand Forks International Airport · Grand Forks, United States
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GFK
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base10 mi away
- TVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport47 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport69 mi away
- FAR · Hector International Airport73 mi away
Near YQF
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport46 mi away
- YYC · Calgary International Airport74 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport79 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GFK from YQF?
The flight distance from Grand Forks (GFK) to Red Deer Industrial (YQF) is 795 miles (1,279 km, 691 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFK to YQF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 12m 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 GFK to YQF?
Nonstop service on GFK–YQF 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 2h 12m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Grand Forks and Red Deer Industrial?
Red Deer Industrial is 1 hour behind Grand Forks.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFK to YQF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GFK–YQF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GFK to YQF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GFK–YQF 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.