AirportsCentral Nebraska Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Grand Island, in Nebraska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GRI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GRI
- ICAO code
- KGRI
- City
- Grand Island
- State or region
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 40.9675° N, 98.3096° W
- Elevation
- 563 m (1,847 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,134 m (7,002 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GRI means Central Nebraska Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KGRI. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.9675° N, 98.3096° W. It stands 563 metres (1,847 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Lincoln, about 139 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Central Nebraska Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,134 metres (7,002 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 345.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,134 m 7,002 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 13/31 | 2,014 m 6,608 ft | 30 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kearney Regional AirportKearney | EAR | 64 km |
| Lincoln AirportLincoln | LNK | 131 km |
| North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird FieldNorth Platte | LBF | 200 km |
| Eppley AirfieldOmaha | OMA | 206 km |
| McCook Ben Nelson Regional AirportMcCook | MCK | 210 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,270 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,275 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,167 km | 15 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,043 km | 9 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,058 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,933 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,797 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,647 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,993 km | 17 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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