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GRF to NZJ: distance & flight time
Fort Lewis (Gray Army Air Field) → Santa Ana (El Toro Marine Corps Air Station)
960 mi
1,545 km · 834 nm
2h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
960 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 33m 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
- NZJ — El Toro Marine Corps Air Station · Santa Ana, 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 NZJ
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport43 mi away
- SNA · John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport8 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport20 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRF from NZJ?
The flight distance from Fort Lewis (GRF) to Santa Ana (NZJ) is 960 miles (1,545 km, 834 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRF to NZJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 33m 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 NZJ?
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