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IDA to GCK: distance & flight time
Idaho Falls (Idaho Falls Regional Airport) → Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport)
708 mi
1,139 km · 615 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
708 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- IDA — Idaho Falls Regional Airport · Idaho Falls, United States
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near IDA
- PIH · Pocatello Regional Airport49 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport67 mi away
- WYS · Yellowstone Airport94 mi away
- BYI · Burley Municipal Airport109 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is IDA from GCK?
The flight distance from Idaho Falls (IDA) to Garden City (GCK) is 708 miles (1,139 km, 615 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IDA to GCK?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 IDA to GCK?
Nonstop service on IDA–GCK 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 2h nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Idaho Falls and Garden City?
Garden City is 1 hour ahead of Idaho Falls.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IDA to GCK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on IDA–GCK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some IDA to GCK fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain IDA–GCK 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.