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GCK to BWU: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport)
8,516 mi
13,706 km · 7,401 nm
17h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,516 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 10m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, Australia
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 BWU
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport19 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond25 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from BWU?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Sydney (BWU) is 8,516 miles (13,706 km, 7,401 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to BWU?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 10m 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 Sydney?
Sydney is 15 hours ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to BWU?
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