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YQF to FRD: distance & flight time
Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport) → Friday Harbor (Friday Harbor Airport)
475 mi
764 km · 413 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
475 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, Canada
- FRD — Friday Harbor Airport · Friday Harbor, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YQF
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport46 mi away
- YYC · Calgary International Airport74 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport79 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport97 mi away
Near FRD
- LPS · Lopez Island Airport5 mi away
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport47 mi away
- ESD · Orcas Island Airport14 mi away
- YWH · Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base18 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQF from FRD?
The flight distance from Red Deer Industrial (YQF) to Friday Harbor (FRD) is 475 miles (764 km, 413 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQF to FRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 YQF to FRD?
Nonstop service on YQF–FRD 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 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Red Deer Industrial and Friday Harbor?
Friday Harbor is 1 hour behind Red Deer Industrial.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQF to FRD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQF–FRD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQF to FRD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQF–FRD 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.