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YQU to RCA: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Rapid City (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
1,034 mi
1,664 km · 899 nm
2h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,034 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 43m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, Canada
- RCA — Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City, 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 RCA
- RAP · Rapid City Regional Airport7 mi away
- SPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field41 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport90 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQU from RCA?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Rapid City (RCA) is 1,034 miles (1,664 km, 899 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to RCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 43m 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 cheapest way to fly from YQU to RCA?
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