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SMD to GCK: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport)
858 mi
1,380 km · 745 nm
2h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
858 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 20m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMD — Smith Field · Fort Wayne IN, 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 SMD
- FWA · Fort Wayne International Airport12 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport34 mi away
- EKI · Elkhart Municipal Airport59 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base62 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 SMD from GCK?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to Garden City (GCK) is 858 miles (1,380 km, 745 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to GCK?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 20m 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 Fort Wayne IN and Garden City?
Garden City is 1 hour behind Fort Wayne IN.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMD to GCK?
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