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GCK to LHW: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Lanzhou (Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport)
7,063 mi
11,367 km · 6,138 nm
14h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,063 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 19m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- LHW — Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport · Lanzhou, China
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 LHW
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport88 mi away
- ZHY · Zhongwei Shapotou Airport112 mi away
- GXH · Gannan Xiahe Airport130 mi away
- GYU · Guyuan Liupanshan Airport148 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from LHW?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Lanzhou (LHW) is 7,063 miles (11,367 km, 6,138 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to LHW?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 19m 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 Lanzhou?
Lanzhou is 13 hours ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to LHW?
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