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WLD to GRI: distance & flight time
Winfield (Strother Field) → Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport)
271 mi
436 km · 236 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
271 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m 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
- WLD — Strother Field · Winfield, 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 WLD
- PNC · Ponca City Regional Airport30 mi away
- IAB · Mc Connell Air Force Base34 mi away
- BEC · Beech Factory Airport38 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport40 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 WLD from GRI?
The flight distance from Winfield (WLD) to Grand Island (GRI) is 271 miles (436 km, 236 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WLD to GRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from WLD to GRI?
Nonstop service on WLD–GRI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 11m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WLD to GRI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WLD–GRI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WLD to GRI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WLD–GRI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.