Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YQU to MOT: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Minot (Minot International Airport)
889 mi
1,430 km · 772 nm
2h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
See live YQU→MOT fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
889 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 24m 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
- MOT — Minot International Airport · Minot, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 MOT
- MIB · Minot Air Force Base11 mi away
- YEN · Estevan Airport101 mi away
- BIS · Bismarck Municipal Airport106 mi away
- ISN · Sloulin Field International Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQU from MOT?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Minot (MOT) is 889 miles (1,430 km, 772 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to MOT?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 24m 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 MOT?
Nonstop service on YQU–MOT 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 2h 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Grande Prairie and Minot?
Minot is 1 hour ahead of Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to MOT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQU–MOT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQU to MOT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQU–MOT 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.