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GCK to APA: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Denver (Centennial Airport)
250 mi
402 km · 217 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
250 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- APA — Centennial Airport · Denver, 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 APA
- DEN · Denver International Airport22 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base10 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport27 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from APA?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Denver (APA) is 250 miles (402 km, 217 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to APA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 Garden City and Denver?
Denver is 1 hour behind Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to APA?
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