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YPL to YQU: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport)
1,202 mi
1,935 km · 1,045 nm
3h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,202 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 5m 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
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, 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 YPL
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport80 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
- YFH · Fort Hope Airport100 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 YPL from YQU?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Grande Prairie (YQU) is 1,202 miles (1,935 km, 1,045 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to YQU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 5m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Pickle Lake and Grande Prairie?
Grande Prairie is 1 hour behind Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to YQU?
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