AviatDataGrande Prairie Airport YQU / CYQU
Grande Prairie, Alberta · Canada · Grande Prairie Airport Commission
245kpax · 2024
H24Jet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATACYQU / YQU
OperatorGrande Prairie Airport Commission
Coordinates55.1819°N, 118.8853°W
Elevation2,196 ft · 669 m
Time zoneMT (UTC-7/-6 DST)
Passengers / yr245,000 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceCYQU — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursTerminal open 24 hours, 7 days a week; no published curfew. Airport administration office Mon-Fri 08:00-16:30 local. No general PPR for scheduled carriers; contact airport ops for after-hours GA arrangements.
TerminalsSingle terminal building (1981, since expanded/renovated) with Viewpoint Restaurant and Lounge, boardroom rentals, and Wi-Fi; no international/CBSA facility currently (a CBSA facilities study was funded by the Alberta government in 2024 but customs is not yet operational).
Runways (2)
- 12/30 · 2,591 m / 8,502 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS Rwy 12
- 07/25 · 1,890 m / 6,200 ft · 61 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Grande Prairie is the regional hub for the Alberta Peace Region, served by Air Canada Express and WestJet Encore with daily domestic flights to Edmonton and Calgary; the airport supports the area's oil and gas, agriculture, and forestry industries and is pursuing CBSA customs approval to enable future international/sun-destination charters.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Executive Flight Centre (EFC Aviation)
Operates the general-aviation FBO ramp at YQU; ground handling and FBO services are explicitly listed as offerings on EFC's dedicated Grande Prairie Airport page, providing turnaround support for based and transient aircraft. · 0600-2200 daily
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
PrimeFlight Aviation Services Canada Inc.
PrimeFlight's official Locations page explicitly lists Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) as one of its 14 Canadian stations; local hiring for a Supervisor - YQU Airport role corroborates active ramp and ground-handling operations, understood to service the scheduled Air Canada Express and WestJet Encore flights.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available
Executive Flight Centre (EFC Aviation)
Sells Jet A-1 and 100LL avgas at #102, 11010 Airport Dr via fuel truck, bulk storage and remote delivery arrangements, confirmed on EFC's dedicated Grande Prairie Airport page; legacy directories (FlightAware, AC-U-KWIK, SkyVector) independently list this same address/phone under the prior operator name Happy Gas Inc. · 0600-2200 daily
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Unconfirmed
Executive Flight Centre (EFC Aviation)
EFC's company-wide Airport Services description lists deicing among its aircraft turnaround services, but the Grande Prairie location page does not itemize deicing, so availability specifically at this base was not independently confirmed.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 line maintenance
Unconfirmed
Halair Air Maintenance
Listed as an aircraft maintenance contact for CYQU on FlightAware's airport services page with this exact phone number; no independent company website or second corroborating source was found, so scope of work at this airport remains unconfirmed.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance
Available
Adventure Aviation Inc.
Transport Canada approved Maintenance Organization based at Grande Prairie Airport (••• St, also Fort St. John); performs routine inspections, structural repairs and major projects on Beech, Cessna, Diamond, Grumman and Piper aircraft, confirmed via the company's own site and independent business directory listings.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available
Executive Flight Centre (EFC Aviation)
EFC Cargo operations are explicitly listed as a service on the company's dedicated Grande Prairie Airport page.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Available
Paladin Security
Holds the CATSA Prairies Region screening services contract (awarded 2024), providing passenger, baggage and cargo screening at the YQU terminal checkpoint; local Pre-Board Screening Officer hiring corroborates on-site presence.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Unconfirmed
Executive Flight Centre (EFC Aviation)
EFC's general company site advertises pilot lounge, hangar/office space rental and online bulk fuel ordering as standard FBO amenities network-wide, but these specific amenities are not itemized on the Grande Prairie location page itself, so availability at this base is not independently confirmed.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel
Available
Podollan Inn & Spa
Boutique hotel at 10612 99 Ave, roughly 5 minutes / 4.2 km (2.6 mi) from YQU, confirmed with 168 rooms; markets itself for corporate, government and work-crew stays, making it a plausible aircrew layover hotel.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source