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GRM to EFD: distance & flight time
Grand Marais (Grand Marais Cook County Airport) → Houston (Ellington Airport)
1,285 mi
2,068 km · 1,117 nm
3h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,285 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 16m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- GRM — Grand Marais Cook County Airport · Grand Marais, United States
- EFD — Ellington Airport · Houston, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GRM
- YQT · Thunder Bay Airport61 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport67 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport87 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport100 mi away
Near EFD
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport28 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport8 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark27 mi away
- GLS · Scholes International At Galveston Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRM from EFD?
The flight distance from Grand Marais (GRM) to Houston (EFD) is 1,285 miles (2,068 km, 1,117 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRM to EFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 16m 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 GRM to EFD?
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