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PMD to YQU: distance & flight time
Palmdale (Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport) → Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport)
1,420 mi
2,286 km · 1,234 nm
3h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,420 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 33m 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
- PMD — Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport · Palmdale, 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 PMD
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport51 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield11 mi away
- EDW · Edwards Air Force Base22 mi away
- MHV · Mojave Airport30 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 PMD from YQU?
The flight distance from Palmdale (PMD) to Grande Prairie (YQU) is 1,420 miles (2,286 km, 1,234 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PMD to YQU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 33m 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 PMD to YQU?
Nonstop service on PMD–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 3h 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Palmdale and Grande Prairie?
Grande Prairie is 1 hour ahead of Palmdale.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PMD to YQU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PMD–YQU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PMD to YQU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PMD–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.