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MKC to GCK: distance & flight time
Kansas City (Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport) → Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport)
341 mi
550 km · 297 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
341 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MKC — Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport · Kansas City, 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 MKC
- MCI · Kansas City International Airport14 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport21 mi away
- FLV · Sherman Army Air Field24 mi away
- JCI · New Century Aircenter Airport26 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 MKC from GCK?
The flight distance from Kansas City (MKC) to Garden City (GCK) is 341 miles (550 km, 297 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MKC to GCK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 cheapest way to fly from MKC to GCK?
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