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GCK to LOU: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Louisville (Bowman Field)
818 mi
1,317 km · 711 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
818 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m 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
- LOU — Bowman Field · Louisville, 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 LOU
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field5 mi away
- FTK · Godman Army Air Field28 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport41 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from LOU?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Louisville (LOU) is 818 miles (1,317 km, 711 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to LOU?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m 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 Louisville?
Louisville is 1 hour ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to LOU?
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