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CDS to GCN: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon National Park Airport)
677 mi
1,090 km · 589 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
677 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
- GCN — Grand Canyon National Park Airport · Grand Canyon, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Near GCN
- FLG · Flagstaff Pulliam Airport62 mi away
- PGA · Page Municipal Airport78 mi away
- SDX · Sedona Airport79 mi away
- PRC · Ernest A. Love Field91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDS from GCN?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Grand Canyon (GCN) is 677 miles (1,090 km, 589 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to GCN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 56m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CDS to GCN?
Nonstop service on CDS–GCN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Childress and Grand Canyon?
Grand Canyon is 2 hours behind Childress.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDS to GCN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CDS–GCN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CDS to GCN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CDS–GCN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.