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GRI to LAX: distance & flight time
Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
1,201 mi
1,933 km · 1,043 nm
3h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,201 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 5m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GRI — Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island, United States
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, 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 LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRI from LAX?
The flight distance from Grand Island (GRI) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,201 miles (1,933 km, 1,043 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRI to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 5m 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 Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 2 hours behind Grand Island.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GRI to LAX?
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