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GCK to YNJ: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Yanji (Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport)
6,028 mi
9,701 km · 5,238 nm
12h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,028 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 17m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- YNJ — Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport · Yanji, 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 YNJ
- RGO · Orang Airport101 mi away
- NBS · Changbaishan Airport110 mi away
- MDG · Mudanjiang Hailang International Airport114 mi away
- VVO · Vladivostok International Airport141 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from YNJ?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Yanji (YNJ) is 6,028 miles (9,701 km, 5,238 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to YNJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 17m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GCK to YNJ?
Nonstop service on GCK–YNJ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 12h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Garden City and Yanji?
Yanji is 14 hours ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to YNJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GCK–YNJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GCK to YNJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GCK–YNJ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.