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YIP to GRI: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport)
768 mi
1,235 km · 667 nm
2h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
768 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 8m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, 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 YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 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 YIP from GRI?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Grand Island (GRI) is 768 miles (1,235 km, 667 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to GRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 8m 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 time difference between Detroit and Grand Island?
Grand Island is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to GRI?
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