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TIW to GCK: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport)
1,279 mi
2,058 km · 1,111 nm
3h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,279 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 15m 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
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, 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 TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 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 TIW from GCK?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to Garden City (GCK) is 1,279 miles (2,058 km, 1,111 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to GCK?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 15m 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 Tacoma and Garden City?
Garden City is 2 hours ahead of Tacoma.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TIW to GCK?
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