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GRI to MSN: distance & flight time
Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport) → Madison (Dane County Regional Truax Field)
484 mi
779 km · 420 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
484 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MSN — Dane County Regional Truax Field · Madison, 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 MSN
- JVL · Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport39 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport43 mi away
- FLD · Fond du Lac County Airport61 mi away
- ETB · West Bend Municipal Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRI from MSN?
The flight distance from Grand Island (GRI) to Madison (MSN) is 484 miles (779 km, 420 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRI to MSN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 MSN?
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