Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) Information

Where is Grande Prairie Airport?  

Grande Prairie is located 456 kilometres (283 miles) northwest of Edmonton, and the largest city between Edmonton and Fairbanks, Alaska.

While Grande Prairie has adopted the trumpeter swan as an official symbol due to its proximity to the migration route and summer nesting grounds, the dinosaur has emerged as the city's unofficial symbol, due to paleontology discoveries west of town.

Grande Prairie Airport (IATA: YQU, ICAO: CYQU), or Grande Prairie Regional Airport, is located west northwest of downtown Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. The airport may be referred to as GPRA Airport or GPA Airport, however these are not official codes.

Grande Prairie Airport served more than 383,000 passengers in 2011, showing growth of 10% over 2010. The growth is due to the continuing economic and population growth of the city, reflective of the robust oil and gas industry. YQU is the busiest airport in the Peace River area of northwestern Alberta and northeastern British Columbia.

Grande Prairie Airport is showing strong growth (10% over 2011) due to the continuing economic and population growth of the city, reflective of the robust oil and gas industry.

In February 2013, WestJet announced routes for its new WestJet Encore brand, including flights between Grande Prairie Airport and Calgary International Airport (YYC). Service starts August 13, 2013.

Airlines that fly to Grande Prairie Airport include Air Canada Express, Sunwest Aviation, Sunwing Airlines and WestJet.

Cities with flights to Grande Prairie Airport include Calgary, Edmonton, Edson, Peace River and Puerto Vallarta.

Your best bet for a Grande Prairie Airport transfer is a taxi. Details on all options are included in this guide.

In May 2012, the Grande Prairie Airport staff and management achieved certification status in the WorldHost® Recognized Business Program for Customer Service.

Services at Grande Prairie Airport include:

• Viewpoint restaurant and lounge
• Customer service desk

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