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GCK to RUG: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,909 mi
11,119 km · 6,004 nm
14h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,909 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- RUG — Rugao Air Base · Rugao, 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 RUG
- CZX · Changzhou Benniu Airport48 mi away
- YTY · Yangzhou Taizhou Airport50 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport53 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from RUG?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,909 miles (11,119 km, 6,004 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 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 cheapest way to fly from GCK to RUG?
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