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GCK to SYX: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Sanya (Sanya Phoenix International Airport)
8,087 mi
13,014 km · 7,027 nm
16h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,087 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 19m 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
- SYX — Sanya Phoenix International Airport · Sanya, 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 SYX
- BAR · Qionghai Bo'ao Airport89 mi away
- HAK · Haikou Meilan International Airport132 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from SYX?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Sanya (SYX) is 8,087 miles (13,014 km, 7,027 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to SYX?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 19m 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 Sanya?
Sanya is 13 hours ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to SYX?
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