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ELD to GCK: distance & flight time
El Dorado (South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field) → Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport)
550 mi
886 km · 478 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
550 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- ELD — South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field · El Dorado, 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 ELD
- MLU · Monroe Regional Airport67 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field70 mi away
- BAD · Barksdale Air Force Base70 mi away
- DTN · Shreveport Downtown Airport72 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 ELD from GCK?
The flight distance from El Dorado (ELD) to Garden City (GCK) is 550 miles (886 km, 478 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELD to GCK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 ELD to GCK?
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