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The total distance from GRR to IAD is 502 miles.
This is equivalent to 808 kilometers or 436 nautical miles.
Your trip begins at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
It ends at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia.
Your flight direction from GRR to IAD is Southeast (120 degrees from North).
The distance calculator helps you figure out how far it is to fly from GRR to IAD. It does this by computing the straight line flying distance ("as the crow flies"). It uses the great circle formula to compute the total travel mileage.
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