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POE to GCK: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport)
640 mi
1,030 km · 556 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
640 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, 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 POE
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport17 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport43 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field51 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport58 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 POE from GCK?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Garden City (GCK) is 640 miles (1,030 km, 556 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to GCK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 POE to GCK?
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