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GCK to MAD: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Madrid (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport)
4,912 mi
7,904 km · 4,268 nm
10h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,912 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 6m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- MAD — Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Madrid, Spain
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 MAD
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport6 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport14 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport107 mi away
- VLL · Valladolid Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from MAD?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Madrid (MAD) is 4,912 miles (7,904 km, 4,268 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to MAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 6m 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 Madrid?
Madrid is 7 hours ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to MAD?
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