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GCK to TKF: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Truckee (Truckee Tahoe Airport)
1,050 mi
1,691 km · 913 nm
2h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,050 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 45m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- TKF — Truckee Tahoe Airport · Truckee, 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 TKF
- RNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport23 mi away
- TVL · Lake Tahoe Airport30 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base71 mi away
- NFL · Fallon Naval Air Station77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from TKF?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Truckee (TKF) is 1,050 miles (1,691 km, 913 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to TKF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 45m 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 Truckee?
Truckee is 2 hours behind Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to TKF?
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