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GCK to TYS: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport)
935 mi
1,505 km · 812 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
935 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m 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
- TYS — McGhee Tyson Airport · Knoxville, 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 TYS
- MMI · McMinn County Airport43 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field62 mi away
- CSV · Crossville Memorial Whitson Field62 mi away
- AVL · Asheville Regional Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from TYS?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Knoxville (TYS) is 935 miles (1,505 km, 812 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to TYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m 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 Knoxville?
Knoxville is 1 hour ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to TYS?
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