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GCK to OAK: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport)
1,171 mi
1,884 km · 1,017 nm
3h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,171 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 1m 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
- OAK — Metropolitan Oakland International Airport · Oakland, 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 OAK
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport11 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport7 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station7 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport15 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from OAK?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Oakland (OAK) is 1,171 miles (1,884 km, 1,017 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to OAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 1m 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 Oakland?
Oakland is 2 hours behind Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to OAK?
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