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SPW to YQU: distance & flight time
Spencer (Spencer Municipal Airport) → Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport)
1,343 mi
2,161 km · 1,167 nm
3h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,343 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 23m 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
- SPW — Spencer Municipal Airport · Spencer, 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 SPW
- FOD · Fort Dodge Regional Airport66 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field80 mi away
- FSD · Joe Foss Field Airport82 mi away
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport94 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 SPW from YQU?
The flight distance from Spencer (SPW) to Grande Prairie (YQU) is 1,343 miles (2,161 km, 1,167 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPW to YQU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 23m 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 SPW to YQU?
Nonstop service on SPW–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 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Spencer and Grande Prairie?
Grande Prairie is 1 hour behind Spencer.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPW to YQU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPW–YQU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SPW to YQU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SPW–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.