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DRA to GCK: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport)
846 mi
1,361 km · 735 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
846 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, United States
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 mi away
Near GCK
- DDC · Dodge City Regional Airport43 mi away
- LBL · Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport62 mi away
- GUY · Guymon Municipal Airport96 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from GCK?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Garden City (GCK) is 846 miles (1,361 km, 735 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to GCK?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DRA to GCK?
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