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YQU to YXS: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Prince George (Prince George Airport)
176 mi
284 km · 153 nm
56m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
176 miles nonstop takes roughly 56m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YXS — Prince George Airport · Prince George, 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 YXS
- YQZ · Quesnel Airport60 mi away
- YWL · Williams Lake Airport121 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport131 mi away
- YAA · Anahim Lake Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQU from YXS?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Prince George (YXS) is 176 miles (284 km, 153 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to YXS?
A nonstop flight takes about 56m 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 YXS?
Nonstop service on YQU–YXS 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 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Grande Prairie and Prince George?
Prince George is 1 hour behind Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to YXS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQU–YXS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQU to YXS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQU–YXS 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.