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GRF to EMT: distance & flight time
Fort Lewis (Gray Army Air Field) → El Monte (San Gabriel Valley Airport)
928 mi
1,494 km · 807 nm
2h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
928 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 29m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- GRF — Gray Army Air Field · Fort Lewis, United States
- EMT — San Gabriel Valley Airport · El Monte, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GRF
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport29 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport13 mi away
- OLM · Olympia Regional Airport17 mi away
Near EMT
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport24 mi away
- POC · Brackett Field14 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport15 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport20 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRF from EMT?
The flight distance from Fort Lewis (GRF) to El Monte (EMT) is 928 miles (1,494 km, 807 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRF to EMT?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 GRF to EMT?
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