Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
GCK to MCY: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Maroochydore (Sunshine Coast Airport)
8,164 mi
13,138 km · 7,094 nm
16h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading west
See live GCK→MCY fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,164 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 28m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- MCY — Sunshine Coast Airport · Maroochydore, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 MCY
- CUD · Caloundra Airport14 mi away
- BNE · Brisbane International Airport54 mi away
- ACF · Brisbane Archerfield Airport67 mi away
- KGY · Kingaroy Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from MCY?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Maroochydore (MCY) is 8,164 miles (13,138 km, 7,094 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to MCY?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 28m 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 Maroochydore?
Maroochydore is 15 hours ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to MCY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GCK–MCY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.