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GRI to AKO: distance & flight time
Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport) → Akron (Colorado Plains Regional Airport)
264 mi
424 km · 229 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
264 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GRI — Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island, United States
- AKO — Colorado Plains Regional Airport · Akron, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GRI
- HDE · Brewster Field65 mi away
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field78 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport81 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport84 mi away
Near AKO
- STK · Sterling Municipal Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport80 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field65 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRI from AKO?
The flight distance from Grand Island (GRI) to Akron (AKO) is 264 miles (424 km, 229 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRI to AKO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 time difference between Grand Island and Akron?
Akron is 1 hour behind Grand Island.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GRI to AKO?
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