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GCK to TPF: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Tampa (Peter O Knight Airport)
1,262 mi
2,031 km · 1,097 nm
3h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,262 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 13m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- TPF — Peter O Knight Airport · Tampa, 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 TPF
- TPA · Tampa International Airport7 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport15 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport15 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from TPF?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Tampa (TPF) is 1,262 miles (2,031 km, 1,097 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to TPF?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 13m 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 TPF?
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