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YQU to MGY: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Dayton (Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport)
1,916 mi
3,084 km · 1,665 nm
4h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,916 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 13m 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
- MGY — Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport · Dayton, 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 MGY
- FFO · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base19 mi away
- DAY · James M Cox Dayton International Airport22 mi away
- HAO · Butler Co Regional Airport - Hogan Field22 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark26 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQU from MGY?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Dayton (MGY) is 1,916 miles (3,084 km, 1,665 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to MGY?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 13m 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 MGY?
Nonstop service on YQU–MGY 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 13m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Grande Prairie and Dayton?
Dayton is 2 hours ahead of Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to MGY?
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Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQU–MGY 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.