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YQF to GTF: distance & flight time
Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport) → Great Falls (Great Falls International Airport)
344 mi
553 km · 299 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
344 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, Canada
- GTF — Great Falls International Airport · Great Falls, 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 GTF
- HLN · Helena Regional Airport67 mi away
- CTB · Cut Bank International Airport91 mi away
- LWT · Lewistown Municipal Airport94 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport104 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQF from GTF?
The flight distance from Red Deer Industrial (YQF) to Great Falls (GTF) is 344 miles (553 km, 299 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQF to GTF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 GTF?
Nonstop service on YQF–GTF 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 22m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQF to GTF?
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Why are some YQF to GTF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQF–GTF 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.