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YQU to CAE: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
2,322 mi
3,737 km · 2,018 nm
5h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
2,322 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 1m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, 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 CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQU from CAE?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Columbia (CAE) is 2,322 miles (3,737 km, 2,018 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 1m 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 Columbia?
Columbia is 2 hours ahead of Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to CAE?
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