Central Nebraska Regional
GRI · KGRI · Grand Island, Nebraska · Hall County · map
Central Nebraska Regional is a public-use airport owned by Hall County Arpt Auth, 3 miles northeast of Grand Island, Nebraska, 1,847 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 7,002 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 37 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 11,434 takeoffs and landings a year. About 65,966 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Central Nebraska Regional?
Its FAA code is GRI, and its ICAO code is KGRI.
Where is Central Nebraska Regional?
It is 3 miles northeast of Grand Island, Nebraska, 1,847 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Central Nebraska Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17/35, is 7,002 feet long.
Does Central Nebraska Regional have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Central Nebraska Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Central Nebraska Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Dallas-Fort Worth International, Eppley Airfield, Phoenix, Harry Reid International, Laughlin/Bullhead International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Central Nebraska Regional?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Howard County Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Central Nebraska Regional?
7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Central Nebraska Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GRI · ICAO KGRI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Hall County Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 1,847 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 7,002 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 6,608 × 100 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS)
- Runway 35: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS)
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.2 | Grand Island |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 127.4 | Grand Island |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.9 | Grand Island |
| Hastings and center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.4 | Grand Island |
| Central Nebraska Rco | 122.4 | Central Nebraska |
| Arng and operations | 140.5 | Grand Island |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 308-314-0825.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Hastings Municipal (22 nm south), York Municipal (31 nm east), Kearney Regional (35 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Nebraska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Compressed nitrogen for strut inflation available.
- Activate PAPI runway 31 and 35 - the common traffic frequency. When tower closed activate mals runway 13 and 17; approach lights (MALSR) runway 35; runway end identifier lights runway 31; PAPI runway 13 and 17; medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31; high-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- PAPI restricted beyond 6 degrees right of cntrl.
- Arng: operates 7:30 am to 4:00 pm++MON-FRI; occasional wkend. Prior permission required to prk arng ramp. Dsn 279-8691, C402-309-8691.
- Migratory waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Taxiway delta exit off runway 17/35 closed to large aircraft due to inadequate turning radius.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,313 departures from GRI in those twelve months, carrying 71,579 passengers in 95,787 seats (75% filled), to 19 destinations (1 abroad) on 4 airlines.
All 19 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 22 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| jets | 2 |
| other | 10 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 11,434, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,312 |
| air taxi and commuter | 1,552 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,918 |
| general aviation, local | 2,550 |
| military | 1,102 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Grand Island from the FAA register
41 aircraft are registered to owners in Grand Island, Nebraska: 23 piston singles, 6 drones, 4 business jets, 3 turboprops, 2 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Nebraska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Howard County Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Grand Island
Repair stations in Grand Island:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
All 8 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Grand Island 41 aircraft · 23 piston singles, 6 drones, 4 business jets
- Med Care INC 3 aircraft in town
- Flying Bullet LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Dannebrog Air LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Howard County Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Trego/Dugan Aviation of Grand Island INC · repair station
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 686 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Eppley Airfield (OMA) 356 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Phoenix (AZA) 136 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Harry Reid International (LAS) 113 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air, Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Laughlin/Bullhead International (IFP) 6 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Central Nebraska Regional (GRI) 2 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Reno/Tahoe International (RNO) 2 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Abilene Regional (ABI) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 12 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Nebraska 763 since 1982 · 108 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Nebraska 78 landing places
- Nebraska 2,946 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GRI.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.