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HCW to GRI: distance & flight time
Cheraw (Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field) → Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport)
1,088 mi
1,751 km · 945 nm
2h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,088 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 50m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HCW — Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field · Cheraw, United States
- GRI — Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HCW
- HVS · Hartsville Regional Airport23 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport66 mi away
- FLO · Florence Regional Airport39 mi away
- CDN · Woodward Field46 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is HCW from GRI?
The flight distance from Cheraw (HCW) to Grand Island (GRI) is 1,088 miles (1,751 km, 945 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HCW to GRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 50m 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 time difference between Cheraw and Grand Island?
Grand Island is 1 hour behind Cheraw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HCW to GRI?
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