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GCK to DSM: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
450 mi
724 km · 391 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
450 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- DSM — Des Moines International Airport · Des Moines, 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 DSM
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport70 mi away
- FOD · Fort Dodge Regional Airport75 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport96 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport104 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from DSM?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Des Moines (DSM) is 450 miles (724 km, 391 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to DSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 DSM?
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