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GRM to UGN: distance & flight time
Grand Marais (Grand Marais Cook County Airport) → Chicago (Waukegan National Airport)
394 mi
634 km · 342 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
394 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m 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
- UGN — Waukegan National Airport · Chicago, 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 UGN
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport31 mi away
- ENW · Kenosha Regional Airport12 mi away
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport21 mi away
- RAC · John H Batten Airport24 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRM from UGN?
The flight distance from Grand Marais (GRM) to Chicago (UGN) is 394 miles (634 km, 342 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRM to UGN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 UGN?
Nonstop service on GRM–UGN 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 1h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GRM to UGN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GRM–UGN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GRM to UGN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GRM–UGN 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.