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MLI to GRI: distance & flight time
Moline (Quad City International Airport) → Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport)
407 mi
655 km · 353 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
407 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- MLI — Quad City International Airport · Moline, 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 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
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 MLI from GRI?
The flight distance from Moline (MLI) to Grand Island (GRI) is 407 miles (655 km, 353 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MLI to GRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 MLI to GRI?
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