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GCN to CDS: distance & flight time
Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon National Park Airport) → Childress (Childress Municipal Airport)
677 mi
1,090 km · 589 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
677 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCN — Grand Canyon National Park Airport · Grand Canyon, United States
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GCN
- FLG · Flagstaff Pulliam Airport62 mi away
- PGA · Page Municipal Airport78 mi away
- SDX · Sedona Airport79 mi away
- PRC · Ernest A. Love Field91 mi away
Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCN from CDS?
The flight distance from Grand Canyon (GCN) to Childress (CDS) is 677 miles (1,090 km, 589 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCN to CDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 56m 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 Grand Canyon and Childress?
Childress is 2 hours ahead of Grand Canyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCN to CDS?
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