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CGI to GRI: distance & flight time
Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau Regional Airport) → Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport)
535 mi
861 km · 465 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
535 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- CGI — Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · Cape Girardeau, 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 CGI
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport23 mi away
- MDH · Southern Illinois Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport45 mi away
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport48 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 CGI from GRI?
The flight distance from Cape Girardeau (CGI) to Grand Island (GRI) is 535 miles (861 km, 465 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGI to GRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m 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 CGI to GRI?
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