AirportsGrande Prairie Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Grande Prairie, in Alberta, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YQU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YQU
- ICAO code
- CYQU
- City
- Grande Prairie
- State or region
- Alberta
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 55.1797° N, 118.8850° W
- Elevation
- 669 m (2,195 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,591 m (8,502 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YQU means Grande Prairie Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYQU. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.1797° N, 118.8850° W. It stands 669 metres (2,195 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Edmonton, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Grande Prairie Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,591 metres (8,502 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 27.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,591 m 8,502 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 07/25 | 1,890 m 6,200 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Peace River AirportPeace River | YPE | 147 km |
| Fort St John / North Peace Regional AirportFort Saint John | YXJ | 165 km |
| Whitecourt AirportWhitecourt | YZU | 230 km |
| Prince George (International) AirportPrince George | YXS | 283 km |
| Quesnel AirportQuesnel | YQZ | 336 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,580 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,682 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,055 km | 13 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,869 km | 8 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,648 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,362 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,622 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,482 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,038 km | 16 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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