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GCK to ACT: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Waco (Waco Regional Airport)
479 mi
771 km · 416 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
479 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- ACT — Waco Regional Airport · Waco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ACT
- CNW · TSTC Waco Airport9 mi away
- TPL · Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport33 mi away
- HLR · Hood Army Air Field43 mi away
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from ACT?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Waco (ACT) is 479 miles (771 km, 416 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to ACT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 GCK to ACT?
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