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GCK to YSM: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Fort Smith (Fort Smith Airport)
1,604 mi
2,582 km · 1,394 nm
3h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,604 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 37m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
- YSM — Fort Smith Airport · Fort Smith, 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 YSM
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport92 mi away
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport99 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport125 mi away
- YHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCK from YSM?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Fort Smith (YSM) is 1,604 miles (2,582 km, 1,394 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to YSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 37m 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 Fort Smith?
Fort Smith is 1 hour behind Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to YSM?
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