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MSP to GCK: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport)
618 mi
994 km · 537 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
618 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, 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 MSP
- STP · St Paul Downtown Holman Field9 mi away
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport12 mi away
- STC · St Cloud Regional Airport61 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport76 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 MSP from GCK?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to Garden City (GCK) is 618 miles (994 km, 537 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to GCK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 49m 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 MSP to GCK?
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