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GRF to WAW: distance & flight time
Fort Lewis (Gray Army Air Field) → Warsaw (Warsaw Chopin Airport)
5,249 mi
8,448 km · 4,561 nm
10h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,249 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 46m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GRF — Gray Army Air Field · Fort Lewis, United States
- WAW — Warsaw Chopin Airport · Warsaw, Poland
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 WAW
- WMI · Modlin Airport24 mi away
- RDO · Radom Airport55 mi away
- LCJ · Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport74 mi away
- SZY · Olsztyn-Mazury Airport91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRF from WAW?
The flight distance from Fort Lewis (GRF) to Warsaw (WAW) is 5,249 miles (8,448 km, 4,561 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRF to WAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 46m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GRF to WAW?
Nonstop service on GRF–WAW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 10h 46m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Lewis and Warsaw?
Warsaw is 9 hours ahead of Fort Lewis.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GRF to WAW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GRF–WAW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GRF to WAW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GRF–WAW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.