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GRM to MLI: distance & flight time
Grand Marais (Grand Marais Cook County Airport) → Moline (Quad City International Airport)
442 mi
711 km · 384 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
442 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m 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
- MLI — Quad City International Airport · Moline, 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 MLI
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport28 mi away
- GBG · Galesburg Municipal Airport35 mi away
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport55 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRM from MLI?
The flight distance from Grand Marais (GRM) to Moline (MLI) is 442 miles (711 km, 384 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRM to MLI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 MLI?
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