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LCH to GRI: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport)
801 mi
1,290 km · 696 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
801 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- LCH — Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles, 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 LCH
- BPT · Southeast Texas Regional Airport49 mi away
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport49 mi away
- BMT · Beaumont Municipal Airport59 mi away
- POE · Polk Army Air Field64 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 LCH from GRI?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Grand Island (GRI) is 801 miles (1,290 km, 696 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to GRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 13m 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 LCH to GRI?
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