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YQU to AEY: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Akureyri (Akureyri Airport)
3,128 mi
5,033 km · 2,718 nm
6h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,128 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, Canada
- AEY — Akureyri Airport · Akureyri, Iceland
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 AEY
- HZK · Húsavík Airport27 mi away
- MVA · Reykjahlíð Airport33 mi away
- SIJ · Siglufjörður Airport40 mi away
- SAK · Sauðárkrókur Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQU from AEY?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Akureyri (AEY) is 3,128 miles (5,033 km, 2,718 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to AEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 36m 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 Grande Prairie and Akureyri?
Akureyri is 6 hours ahead of Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to AEY?
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