YYC → YQUCalgary to Grande Prairie

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Direct flights from Calgary (YYC) to Grande Prairie (YQU): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 90% of the last 10 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 556 km, an estimated 1 hour 13 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Calgary and Grande Prairie. Updated 21 October 2026 at 21:24 UTC.

Today, YYC → YQU

Wed 21 Oct · local times
WS3621WestJetIn the air, 17 min late

Left YYC at 14:22, 17 min after its 14:05 slot.

Track WS3621 →
  1. 09:15 WS3615WestJet Left 09:21 +6 ·
  2. 12:20 WS3619WestJet Left 12:16 ·
  3. 14:05 WS3621WestJet Left 14:22 +17 ·
  4. 15:50 AC8405Air Canada On scheduleGate A12 · TA ·
  5. 19:00 WS3623WestJet On scheduleGate A04 · TA ·
  6. 23:45 WS3611WestJet On scheduleGate A04 · TA ·

Checked YYC board 15:24

YYC Calgary smooth · +0
YQU Grande Prairie tracking
556 km · ~1h 13m est.
dep bank 06:00–23:4514x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
90% on time

of the last 10 operated YYC → YQU flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 10 operated legs
Flight time~1h 13mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 10

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaWestJet

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air CanadaAC

Flights AC8405 15:50 daily

WestJetWS89% on time

Flights WS3613 06:00 Mo Tu · WS3615 09:15 daily · WS3619 12:20 Mo Tu We Th Fr · WS3621 14:05 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-21WS3615departed+6
10-21WS3619departed−4
10-21WS3621departed+17
10-20AC8405departed−7
10-20WS3611departed−11
10-20WS3613departed−12
10-20WS3615departed−10
10-20WS3619departed−9
10-20WS3621departed−5
10-20WS3623departed−10

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
YYCCalgary +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 4 kt Full YYC delay board →
YQUGrande Prairie tracking Full YQU delay board →

How the Calgary to Grande Prairie route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop YYC to YQU flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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YYC to YQU questions

Is YYC–YQU running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on YYC–YQU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 19:00 from YYC. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the YQU delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from YYC to YQU?

Great-circle distance is 556 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 69–78 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YYC–YQU fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 41 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.