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GCK to ISU: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Sulaymaniyah (Sulaymaniyah International Airport)
6,914 mi
11,127 km · 6,008 nm
14h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,914 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 1m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- ISU — Sulaymaniyah International Airport · Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
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 ISU
- KIK · Kirkuk Air Base55 mi away
- EBL · Erbil International Airport89 mi away
- SDG · Sanandaj Airport98 mi away
- XQC · Joint Base Balad124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from ISU?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Sulaymaniyah (ISU) is 6,914 miles (11,127 km, 6,008 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to ISU?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 1m 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 Sulaymaniyah?
Sulaymaniyah is 8 hours ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to ISU?
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