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NEW to GRI: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport)
886 mi
1,426 km · 770 nm
2h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
886 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 24m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, 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 NEW
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 NEW from GRI?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Grand Island (GRI) is 886 miles (1,426 km, 770 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to GRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 24m 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 NEW to GRI?
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