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GCK to MSO: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Missoula (Missoula International Airport)
920 mi
1,480 km · 799 nm
2h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
920 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 28m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- MSO — Missoula International Airport · Missoula, 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 MSO
- FCA · Glacier Park International Airport97 mi away
- BTM · Bert Mooney Airport101 mi away
- HLN · Helena Regional Airport102 mi away
- SMN · Lemhi County Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from MSO?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Missoula (MSO) is 920 miles (1,480 km, 799 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to MSO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 Missoula?
Missoula is 1 hour behind Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to MSO?
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