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YQU to MSN: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Madison (Dane County Regional Truax Field)
1,555 mi
2,503 km · 1,351 nm
3h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,555 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 31m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MSN — Dane County Regional Truax Field · Madison, 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 MSN
- JVL · Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport39 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport43 mi away
- FLD · Fond du Lac County Airport61 mi away
- ETB · West Bend Municipal Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQU from MSN?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Madison (MSN) is 1,555 miles (2,503 km, 1,351 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to MSN?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 31m 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 MSN?
Nonstop service on YQU–MSN 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 3h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Grande Prairie and Madison?
Madison is 1 hour ahead of Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to MSN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQU–MSN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQU to MSN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQU–MSN 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.