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GRI to PIR: distance & flight time
Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport) → Pierre (Pierre Regional Airport)
256 mi
413 km · 223 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
256 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- PIR — Pierre Regional Airport · Pierre, 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 PIR
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport81 mi away
- HON · Huron Regional Airport102 mi away
- VTN · Miller Field106 mi away
- ABR · Aberdeen Regional Airport117 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRI from PIR?
The flight distance from Grand Island (GRI) to Pierre (PIR) is 256 miles (413 km, 223 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRI to PIR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 PIR?
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