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YQU to CTU: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Chengdu (Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport)
5,992 mi
9,643 km · 5,207 nm
12h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,992 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 13m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, Canada
- CTU — Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · Chengdu, China
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 CTU
- MIG · Mianyang Airport75 mi away
- YBP · Yibin Caiba Airport128 mi away
- NAO · Nanchong Airport132 mi away
- KGT · Kangding Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQU from CTU?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Chengdu (CTU) is 5,992 miles (9,643 km, 5,207 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to CTU?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 13m 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 Chengdu?
Chengdu is 14 hours ahead of Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to CTU?
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