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GCK to EAU: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Eau Claire (Chippewa Valley Regional Airport)
677 mi
1,089 km · 588 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
677 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m 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
- EAU — Chippewa Valley Regional Airport · Eau Claire, 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 EAU
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from EAU?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Eau Claire (EAU) is 677 miles (1,089 km, 588 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to EAU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 56m 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 EAU?
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