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GCK to RDU: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Raleigh-durham (Raleigh Durham International Airport)
1,217 mi
1,959 km · 1,058 nm
3h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,217 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 7m 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
- RDU — Raleigh Durham International Airport · Raleigh-durham, 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 RDU
- POB · Pope Field50 mi away
- RWI · Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport50 mi away
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field52 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from RDU?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) is 1,217 miles (1,959 km, 1,058 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to RDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 7m 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 Raleigh-durham?
Raleigh-durham is 1 hour ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to RDU?
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