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YQU to CLD: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport)
1,526 mi
2,455 km · 1,326 nm
3h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,526 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 27m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, Canada
- CLD — Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport · Carlsbad, 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 CLD
- SAN · San Diego International Airport28 mi away
- OCN · Oceanside Municipal Airport7 mi away
- NKX · Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field20 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQU from CLD?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Carlsbad (CLD) is 1,526 miles (2,455 km, 1,326 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to CLD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 27m 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 Carlsbad?
Carlsbad is 1 hour behind Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to CLD?
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