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YQU to SMF: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport)
1,146 mi
1,844 km · 996 nm
2h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,146 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 57m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, Canada
- SMF — Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento, 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 SMF
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport14 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport19 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport28 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQU from SMF?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Sacramento (SMF) is 1,146 miles (1,844 km, 996 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to SMF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 57m 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 time difference between Grande Prairie and Sacramento?
Sacramento is 1 hour behind Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to SMF?
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