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GCK to PVG: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
6,933 mi
11,158 km · 6,025 nm
14h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,933 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 4m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- PVG — Shanghai Pudong International Airport · Shanghai, China
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 PVG
- SHA · Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport28 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport83 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport85 mi away
- HSN · Zhoushan Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from PVG?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Shanghai (PVG) is 6,933 miles (11,158 km, 6,025 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 4m 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 Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to PVG?
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