Airports / Canada / YQU
Grande Prairie Airport
CYQU / YQUGrande Prairie, CanadaELEV 2,195 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
56 nm
To the nearest alternate
Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ).
Overview
Grande Prairie Airport (CYQU / YQU) is a mid-sized airport serving Grande Prairie, Canada. The airport sits 2,195 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into YQU for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ, 56 nm), Peace River Airport (YPE, 79 nm), and Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ, 89 nm).
Charter pricing from YQU depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Grande Prairie.
Field capability
ICAO
CYQU
IATA
YQU
FAA / Local
CYQU
Elevation
2,195 ft
Coordinates
55.1797° N · 118.8850° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 2,195 ft, YQU sits higher than 89% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 56nmYDQDawson Creek AirportDawson Creek
- 79nmYPEPeace River AirportPeace River
- 89nmYXJFort St John / North Peace Regional AirportFort Saint John
- 98nmYCQChetwynd AirportChetwynd
- 124nmYZUWhitecourt AirportWhitecourt
- 128nmYETEdson AirportEdson
Location
Open the full mapCYQU · Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, Canada