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RAL to GCK: distance & flight time
Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport) → Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport)
973 mi
1,566 km · 846 nm
2h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
973 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 35m 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
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, 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 RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 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 RAL from GCK?
The flight distance from Riverside (RAL) to Garden City (GCK) is 973 miles (1,566 km, 846 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAL to GCK?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 35m 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 Riverside and Garden City?
Garden City is 2 hours ahead of Riverside.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAL to GCK?
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