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DTW to GCK: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport)
963 mi
1,550 km · 837 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
963 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, 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 DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 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 DTW from GCK?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Garden City (GCK) is 963 miles (1,550 km, 837 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to GCK?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 34m 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 time difference between Detroit and Garden City?
Garden City is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to GCK?
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