Nonstop flight route between Grand Island, Nebraska, United States and Billund, Denmark:
Departure Airport:
(40°58'3"N by 98°18'34"W)
Arrival Airport:
(55°44'25"N by 9°9'6"E)
Distance from GRI to BLL:
4,527.21 miles (7,285.82 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI), Grand Island, Nebraska, United States and Billund Airport (BLL), Billund, Denmark would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,527 miles (or 7,286 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Central Nebraska Regional Airport and Billund Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Central Nebraska Regional Airport and Billund Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRI / KGRI |
| Airport Name: | Central Nebraska Regional Airport |
| Location: | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°58'3"N by 98°18'34"W |
| Area Served: | Grand Island, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | Hall County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1847 feet (563 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRI |
| More Information: | GRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLL / EKBI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Billund, Denmark |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°44'25"N by 9°9'6"E |
| Area Served: | Southern Denmark |
| Operator/Owner: | Billund Lufthavn A/S |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 247 feet (75 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLL |
| More Information: | BLL Maps & Info |
Facts about Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI):
- The closest airport to Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) is Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of GRI.
- The furthest airport from Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,617 miles (17,087 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) has 2 runways.
- Air Midwest, operating as US Airways Express, commenced service on October 29, 2006, with two daily flights to Omaha Eppley Airfield and one daily flight to Kansas City International Airport.
- United Airlines stopped at GRI from the 1930s until Frontier took over in 1959.
Facts about Billund Airport (BLL):
- Billund Airport (BLL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Billund Airport (BLL) is Esbjerg Airport (EBJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WSW of BLL.
- Because of Billund Airport's relatively low elevation of 247 feet, planes can take off or land at Billund Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Billund Airport (BLL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Billund Airport", another name for BLL is "Billund Lufthavn".
- In 1997 they had an architectural competition for a new 430,000 ft² passenger terminal, designed to serve 3.5 million passengers a year, north of the original airport.
- The airport's main runway can handle airliners as large as the aforementioned Boeing 747, although most passengers arrive on smaller aeroplanes, such as ATR-42s, Boeing 737s and Boeing 757s.
- In 2008, the entire runway was renovated and paved, and a new taxiway was build, nicknamed "Mike".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.78 miles (41.49 km) SSW | Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) | Hastings, Nebraska, United States |     |
| 2 | 40.04 miles (64.44 km) WSW | Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 3 | 60.24 miles (96.94 km) NE | Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU) | Columbus, Nebraska, United States | |
| 4 | 76.47 miles (123.07 km) WNW | Broken Bow Municipal Airport (BBW) | Broken Bow, Nebraska, United States | |
| 5 | 77.56 miles (124.82 km) W | Jim Kelly Field (LXN) | Lexington, Nebraska, United States | |
| 6 | 81.36 miles (130.94 km) E | Lincoln Airport (LNK) | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | |
| 7 | 83.65 miles (134.63 km) NNE | Norfolk Regional Airport (OFK) | Norfolk, Nebraska, United States | |
| 8 | 93.67 miles (150.75 km) ESE | Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE) | Beatrice, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 94.27 miles (151.72 km) WSW | Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF) | Arapahoe, Nebraska, United States | |
| 10 | 97.86 miles (157.49 km) ENE | Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) | Scribner, Nebraska, United States | |
| 11 | 98.79 miles (158.98 km) ENE | Fremont Municipal Airport (FET) | Fremont, Nebraska, United States | |
| 12 | 103.95 miles (167.29 km) SSE | Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK) | Concordia, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 105.58 miles (169.92 km) N | O'Neill Municipal Airport (ONL) | O'Neill, Nebraska, United States | |
| 14 | 115.53 miles (185.93 km) E | Millard Airport (MIQ) | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| 15 | 124.18 miles (199.85 km) W | North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,617.14 miles (17,086.59 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,553.33 miles (16,983.89 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,530.61 miles (16,947.34 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,508.74 miles (16,912.14 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,507.05 miles (16,909.42 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,471.37 miles (16,852.00 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,456.64 miles (16,828.29 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,447.11 miles (16,812.96 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,440.40 miles (16,802.16 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,438.53 miles (16,799.14 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,438.10 miles (16,798.45 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 12 | 10,413.56 miles (16,758.96 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,400.99 miles (16,738.73 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,389.03 miles (16,719.48 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 15 | 10,380.73 miles (16,706.12 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.65 miles (44.50 km) WSW | Esbjerg Airport (EBJ) | Esbjerg, Denmark | |
| 2 | 35.31 miles (56.83 km) S | Vojens Airport (SKS) | Vojens, Denmark | |
| 3 | 35.40 miles (56.97 km) WNW | Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA) | Skjern, Denmark | |
| 4 | 38.51 miles (61.98 km) N | Karup Airport (KRP) | Karup, Denmark | |
| 5 | 49.48 miles (79.63 km) ESE | Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) | Odense, Denmark | |
| 6 | 55.95 miles (90.05 km) N | Skive Airport (SQW) | Skive, Denmark | |
| 7 | 59.20 miles (95.28 km) SSE | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark | |
| 8 | 65.43 miles (105.31 km) SSW | Sylt Airport (GWT) | Westerland, Germany | |
| 9 | 68.76 miles (110.65 km) NE | Aarhus Airport (AAR) | Aarhus, Denmark | |
| 10 | 93.37 miles (150.26 km) N | Thisted Airport (TED) | Thisted, Denmark | |
| 11 | 97.17 miles (156.38 km) NNE | Aalborg Airport (AAL) | Aalborg, Denmark | |
| 12 | 101.91 miles (164.00 km) SSE | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 13 | 110.09 miles (177.17 km) S | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 14 | 115.33 miles (185.61 km) SE | Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) | Lolland Falster, Denmark | |
| 15 | 116.60 miles (187.65 km) E | Roskilde Airport (RKE) | Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,576.04 miles (18,629.78 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,373.45 miles (18,303.75 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,352.74 miles (18,270.43 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,348.51 miles (18,263.61 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,333.09 miles (18,238.80 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,321.59 miles (18,220.29 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,317.14 miles (18,213.13 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,315.68 miles (18,210.77 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,310.05 miles (18,201.72 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,284.12 miles (18,159.98 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,280.83 miles (18,154.70 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,279.37 miles (18,152.35 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,266.16 miles (18,131.08 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,258.87 miles (18,119.36 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,249.26 miles (18,103.88 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |