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MQY to YQU: distance & flight time
Smyrna (Smyrna Airport) → Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport)
2,019 mi
3,249 km · 1,754 nm
4h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,019 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 25m 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
- MQY — Smyrna Airport · Smyrna, 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 MQY
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 MQY from YQU?
The flight distance from Smyrna (MQY) to Grande Prairie (YQU) is 2,019 miles (3,249 km, 1,754 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MQY to YQU?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 25m 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 MQY to YQU?
Nonstop service on MQY–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 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Smyrna and Grande Prairie?
Grande Prairie is 1 hour behind Smyrna.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MQY to YQU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MQY–YQU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MQY to YQU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MQY–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.