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GRM to HOU: distance & flight time
Grand Marais (Grand Marais Cook County Airport) → Houston (William P Hobby Airport)
1,284 mi
2,066 km · 1,116 nm
3h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,284 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 15m 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
- HOU — William P Hobby Airport · Houston, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 HOU
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport24 mi away
- EFD · Ellington Airport8 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark19 mi away
- SGR · Sugar Land Regional Airport23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRM from HOU?
The flight distance from Grand Marais (GRM) to Houston (HOU) is 1,284 miles (2,066 km, 1,116 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRM to HOU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 15m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GRM to HOU?
Nonstop service on GRM–HOU depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 15m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GRM to HOU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GRM–HOU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GRM to HOU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GRM–HOU tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.