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GCK to HKT: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Phuket (Phuket International Airport)
9,027 mi
14,528 km · 7,844 nm
18h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
9,027 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 10m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- HKT — Phuket International Airport · Phuket, Thailand
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 HKT
- KBV · Krabi Airport46 mi away
- URT · Surat Thani Airport90 mi away
- TST · Trang Airport98 mi away
- NST · Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from HKT?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Phuket (HKT) is 9,027 miles (14,528 km, 7,844 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to HKT?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 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 Phuket?
Phuket is 12 hours ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to HKT?
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