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GCK to OSU: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Columbus (The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field)
958 mi
1,541 km · 832 nm
2h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
958 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 33m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- OSU — The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field · Columbus, 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 OSU
- CMH · John Glenn Columbus International Airport11 mi away
- LCK · Rickenbacker International Airport20 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport44 mi away
- GQQ · Galion Municipal Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from OSU?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Columbus (OSU) is 958 miles (1,541 km, 832 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to OSU?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 33m 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 Columbus?
Columbus is 1 hour ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to OSU?
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