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GCK to YQX: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Gander (Gander International Airport)
2,396 mi
3,856 km · 2,082 nm
5h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
2,396 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 10m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- YQX — Gander International Airport · Gander, Canada
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 YQX
- YYT · St. John's International Airport124 mi away
- YDF · Deer Lake Airport129 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from YQX?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Gander (YQX) is 2,396 miles (3,856 km, 2,082 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to YQX?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 10m 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 YQX?
Nonstop service on GCK–YQX 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 5h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Garden City and Gander?
Gander is 2.5 hours ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to YQX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GCK–YQX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GCK to YQX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GCK–YQX 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.