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GCK to SOF: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Sofia (Sofia Airport)
5,856 mi
9,424 km · 5,088 nm
11h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,856 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 57m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- SOF — Sofia Airport · Sofia, Bulgaria
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 SOF
- PDV · Plovdiv International Airport85 mi away
- INI · Nis Airport90 mi away
- SKP · Skopje Alexander the Great Airport105 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from SOF?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Sofia (SOF) is 5,856 miles (9,424 km, 5,088 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to SOF?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 57m 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 Sofia?
Sofia is 8 hours ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to SOF?
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