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GCK to OOL: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Coolangatta (Gold Coast Airport)
8,196 mi
13,191 km · 7,123 nm
16h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,196 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 32m 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
- OOL — Gold Coast Airport · Coolangatta, Australia
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 OOL
- BNK · Ballina Byron Gateway Airport46 mi away
- LSY · Lismore Airport48 mi away
- ACF · Brisbane Archerfield Airport51 mi away
- BNE · Brisbane International Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from OOL?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Coolangatta (OOL) is 8,196 miles (13,191 km, 7,123 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to OOL?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 32m 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 Coolangatta?
Coolangatta is 15 hours ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to OOL?
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