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GCK to FWA: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne International Airport)
854 mi
1,374 km · 742 nm
2h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
854 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 19m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- FWA — Fort Wayne International Airport · Fort Wayne, 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 FWA
- SMD · Smith Field12 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport46 mi away
- MIE · Delaware County Johnson Field52 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from FWA?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Fort Wayne (FWA) is 854 miles (1,374 km, 742 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to FWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 19m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GCK to FWA?
Nonstop service on GCK–FWA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 19m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Garden City and Fort Wayne?
Fort Wayne is 1 hour ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to FWA?
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Why are some GCK to FWA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GCK–FWA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.