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GCK to MER: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Merced (Castle Airport)
1,084 mi
1,745 km · 942 nm
2h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,084 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 49m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- MER — Castle Airport · Merced, 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 MER
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field7 mi away
- MOD · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field27 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport30 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from MER?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Merced (MER) is 1,084 miles (1,745 km, 942 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to MER?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 49m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GCK to MER?
Nonstop service on GCK–MER depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Garden City and Merced?
Merced is 2 hours behind Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to MER?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GCK–MER that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GCK to MER fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GCK–MER tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.