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GCK to MKC: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Kansas City (Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport)
341 mi
550 km · 297 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
341 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MKC — Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport · Kansas City, 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 MKC
- MCI · Kansas City International Airport14 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport21 mi away
- FLV · Sherman Army Air Field24 mi away
- JCI · New Century Aircenter Airport26 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from MKC?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Kansas City (MKC) is 341 miles (550 km, 297 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to MKC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 MKC?
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