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DRI to GRI: distance & flight time
Deridder (Beauregard Regional Airport) → Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport)
753 mi
1,212 km · 654 nm
2h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
753 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 6m 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
- DRI — Beauregard Regional Airport · Deridder, 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 DRI
- POE · Polk Army Air Field17 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field41 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport49 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport58 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 DRI from GRI?
The flight distance from Deridder (DRI) to Grand Island (GRI) is 753 miles (1,212 km, 654 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRI to GRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 6m 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 DRI to GRI?
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