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POE to GRI: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport)
743 mi
1,195 km · 645 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
743 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m 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
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, 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 POE
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport17 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport43 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field51 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport58 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 POE from GRI?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Grand Island (GRI) is 743 miles (1,195 km, 645 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to GRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m 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 POE to GRI?
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