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GBD to ESD: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Eastsound (Orcas Island Airport)
1,393 mi
2,241 km · 1,210 nm
3h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,393 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 30m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, United States
- ESD — Orcas Island Airport · Eastsound, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport58 mi away
Near ESD
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport36 mi away
- FRD · Friday Harbor Airport14 mi away
- YBW · Bedwell Harbour Seaplane Base15 mi away
- LPS · Lopez Island Airport16 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBD from ESD?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Eastsound (ESD) is 1,393 miles (2,241 km, 1,210 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to ESD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 30m 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 GBD to ESD?
Nonstop service on GBD–ESD 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 3h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Great Bend and Eastsound?
Eastsound is 2 hours behind Great Bend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBD to ESD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GBD–ESD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GBD to ESD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GBD–ESD 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.