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YQU to YPA: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Prince Albert (Prince Albert Glass Field)
550 mi
885 km · 478 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
550 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YPA — Prince Albert Glass Field · Prince Albert, Canada
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 YPA
- YXE · Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport84 mi away
- YQW · North Battleford Airport111 mi away
- YLJ · Meadow Lake Airport133 mi away
- YVC · La Ronge Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQU from YPA?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Prince Albert (YPA) is 550 miles (885 km, 478 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to YPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 YPA?
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