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GCK to SME: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport)
884 mi
1,423 km · 768 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
884 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m 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
- SME — Lake Cumberland Regional Airport · Somerset, 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 SME
- LOZ · London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field29 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport68 mi away
- GLW · Glasgow Municipal Airport74 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from SME?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Somerset (SME) is 884 miles (1,423 km, 768 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to SME?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 23m 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 Somerset?
Somerset is 1 hour ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to SME?
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