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GCK to CME: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Ciudad Del Carmen (Ciudad del Carmen International Airport)
1,436 mi
2,311 km · 1,248 nm
3h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,436 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 35m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- CME — Ciudad del Carmen International Airport · Ciudad Del Carmen, Mexico
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 CME
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from CME?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Ciudad Del Carmen (CME) is 1,436 miles (2,311 km, 1,248 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to CME?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 35m 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 Ciudad Del Carmen?
Ciudad Del Carmen is 1 hour behind Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to CME?
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