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CDS to GRI: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport)
464 mi
747 km · 403 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
464 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
- GRI — Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Near GRI
- HDE · Brewster Field65 mi away
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field78 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport81 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDS from GRI?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Grand Island (GRI) is 464 miles (747 km, 403 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to GRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDS to GRI?
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