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GRI to MKL: distance & flight time
Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport) → Jackson (McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport)
630 mi
1,013 km · 547 nm
1h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
630 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 50m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- MKL — McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport · Jackson, 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 MKL
- NQA · Millington-Memphis Airport56 mi away
- BYH · Arkansas International Airport63 mi away
- OLV · Olive Branch Airport65 mi away
- MEM · Memphis International Airport71 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRI from MKL?
The flight distance from Grand Island (GRI) to Jackson (MKL) is 630 miles (1,013 km, 547 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRI to MKL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 50m 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 MKL?
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