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GCK to LYU: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Ely (Ely Municipal Airport)
818 mi
1,316 km · 710 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
818 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- LYU — Ely Municipal Airport · Ely, 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 LYU
- HIB · Range Regional Airport56 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport66 mi away
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport67 mi away
- DLH · Duluth International Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from LYU?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Ely (LYU) is 818 miles (1,316 km, 710 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to LYU?
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 cheapest way to fly from GCK to LYU?
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