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YQU to BUF: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
1,970 mi
3,170 km · 1,712 nm
4h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,970 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 20m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, Canada
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, 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 BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQU from BUF?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Buffalo (BUF) is 1,970 miles (3,170 km, 1,712 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to BUF?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 20m 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 Buffalo?
Buffalo is 2 hours ahead of Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to BUF?
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