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GRI to XBE: distance & flight time
Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport) → Bearskin Lake (Bearskin Lake Airport)
959 mi
1,544 km · 833 nm
2h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
959 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 33m 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
- XBE — Bearskin Lake Airport · Bearskin Lake, Canada
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 XBE
- YTL · Big Trout Lake Airport47 mi away
- MSA · Muskrat Dam Airport47 mi away
- ZPB · Sachigo Lake Airport48 mi away
- YAX · Wapekeka Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRI from XBE?
The flight distance from Grand Island (GRI) to Bearskin Lake (XBE) is 959 miles (1,544 km, 833 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRI to XBE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 33m 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 XBE?
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