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YQU to ACT: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Waco (Waco Regional Airport)
1,940 mi
3,123 km · 1,686 nm
4h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,940 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 16m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, Canada
- ACT — Waco Regional Airport · Waco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ACT
- CNW · TSTC Waco Airport9 mi away
- TPL · Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport33 mi away
- HLR · Hood Army Air Field43 mi away
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQU from ACT?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Waco (ACT) is 1,940 miles (3,123 km, 1,686 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to ACT?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 16m 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 YQU to ACT?
Nonstop service on YQU–ACT 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 4h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Grande Prairie and Waco?
Waco is 1 hour ahead of Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to ACT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQU–ACT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQU to ACT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQU–ACT 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.