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GRI to BFH: distance & flight time
Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport) → Curitiba (Bacacheri Airport)
5,560 mi
8,948 km · 4,832 nm
11h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,560 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 22m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GRI — Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island, United States
- BFH — Bacacheri Airport · Curitiba, Brazil
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 BFH
- CWB · Afonso Pena Airport9 mi away
- PGZ · Ponta Grossa Airport - Comandante Antonio Amilton Beraldo59 mi away
- JOI · Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport63 mi away
- BNU · Blumenau Airport99 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRI from BFH?
The flight distance from Grand Island (GRI) to Curitiba (BFH) is 5,560 miles (8,948 km, 4,832 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRI to BFH?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 22m 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 Curitiba?
Curitiba is 2 hours ahead of Grand Island.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GRI to BFH?
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