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GBD to BMI: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Bloomington (Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal)
551 mi
886 km · 478 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
551 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, United States
- BMI — Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal · Bloomington, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport58 mi away
Near BMI
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBD from BMI?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Bloomington (BMI) is 551 miles (886 km, 478 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to BMI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 GBD to BMI?
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