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GRI to FSD: distance & flight time
Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport) → Sioux Falls (Joe Foss Field Airport)
198 mi
318 km · 172 nm
59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
198 miles nonstop takes roughly 59m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- FSD — Joe Foss Field Airport · Sioux Falls, 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 FSD
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport56 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport66 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport82 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field83 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRI from FSD?
The flight distance from Grand Island (GRI) to Sioux Falls (FSD) is 198 miles (318 km, 172 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRI to FSD?
A nonstop flight takes about 59m 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 FSD?
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