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YQU to FSM: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Fort Smith (Fort Smith Regional Airport)
1,798 mi
2,894 km · 1,562 nm
4h
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,798 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, Canada
- FSM — Fort Smith Regional Airport · Fort Smith, 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 FSM
- FYV · Drake Field47 mi away
- XNA · Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport65 mi away
- MLC · Mc Alester Regional Airport86 mi away
- OKM · Okmulgee Regional Airport92 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQU from FSM?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Fort Smith (FSM) is 1,798 miles (2,894 km, 1,562 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to FSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YQU to FSM?
Nonstop service on YQU–FSM depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 4h nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Grande Prairie and Fort Smith?
Fort Smith is 1 hour ahead of Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to FSM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQU–FSM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQU to FSM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQU–FSM tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.