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GRF to YCD: distance & flight time
Fort Lewis (Gray Army Air Field) → Nanaimo (Nanaimo Airport)
149 mi
240 km · 129 nm
52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
149 miles nonstop takes roughly 52m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YCD — Nanaimo Airport · Nanaimo, Canada
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 YCD
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport32 mi away
- ZNA · Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport10 mi away
- YGG · Ganges Seaplane Base22 mi away
- YYJ · Victoria International Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRF from YCD?
The flight distance from Fort Lewis (GRF) to Nanaimo (YCD) is 149 miles (240 km, 129 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRF to YCD?
A nonstop flight takes about 52m 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 YCD?
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