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GCK to ARA: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Louisiana (Acadiana Regional Airport)
743 mi
1,196 km · 646 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
743 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m 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
- ARA — Acadiana Regional Airport · Louisiana, 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 ARA
- LFT · Lafayette Regional Airport13 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport56 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport80 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from ARA?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Louisiana (ARA) is 743 miles (1,196 km, 646 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to ARA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m 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 ARA?
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