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SEA to YQU: distance & flight time
Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport) → Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport)
554 mi
892 km · 481 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
554 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m 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
- SEA — Seattle Tacoma International Airport · Seattle, 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 SEA
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- BFI · Boeing Field King County International Airport6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport18 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport21 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 SEA from YQU?
The flight distance from Seattle (SEA) to Grande Prairie (YQU) is 554 miles (892 km, 481 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEA to YQU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 SEA to YQU?
Nonstop service on SEA–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 1h 40m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Seattle and Grande Prairie?
Grande Prairie is 1 hour ahead of Seattle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SEA to YQU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SEA–YQU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SEA to YQU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SEA–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.