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GRI to CDE: distance & flight time
Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport) → Chengde (Chengde Puning Airport)
6,324 mi
10,178 km · 5,496 nm
12h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,324 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 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
- GRI — Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island, United States
- CDE — Chengde Puning Airport · Chengde, China
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 CDE
- CIF · Chifeng Airport88 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport106 mi away
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport113 mi away
- SHP · Shanhaiguan Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRI from CDE?
The flight distance from Grand Island (GRI) to Chengde (CDE) is 6,324 miles (10,178 km, 5,496 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRI to CDE?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 GRI to CDE?
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