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YBE to YQU: distance & flight time
Uranium City (Uranium City Airport) → Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport)
491 mi
790 km · 427 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
491 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YBE — Uranium City Airport · Uranium City, Canada
- 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 YBE
- ZFD · Fond-Du-Lac Airport48 mi away
- YSF · Stony Rapids Airport95 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport108 mi away
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport125 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 YBE from YQU?
The flight distance from Uranium City (YBE) to Grande Prairie (YQU) is 491 miles (790 km, 427 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBE to YQU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 YBE to YQU?
Nonstop service on YBE–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 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YBE to YQU?
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Why are some YBE to YQU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YBE–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.