Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SOT to GCK: distance & flight time
Sodankyla (Sodankyla Airport) → Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport)
4,660 mi
7,500 km · 4,050 nm
9h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
See live SOT→GCK fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,660 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 36m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SOT — Sodankyla Airport · Sodankyla, Finland
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SOT
- KTT · Kittilä Airport51 mi away
- RVN · Rovaniemi Airport61 mi away
- IVL · Ivalo Airport86 mi away
- PJA · Pajala Airport95 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 SOT from GCK?
The flight distance from Sodankyla (SOT) to Garden City (GCK) is 4,660 miles (7,500 km, 4,050 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOT to GCK?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 36m 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 Sodankyla and Garden City?
Garden City is 8 hours behind Sodankyla.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOT to GCK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SOT–GCK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.