Nonstop flight route between Garden City, Kansas, United States and Flint, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Garden City Regional Airport (GCK), Garden City, Kansas, United States and Bishop International Airport (FNT), Flint, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 956 miles (or 1,539 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Garden City Regional Airport and Bishop International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCK / KGCK |
Airport Name: | Garden City Regional Airport |
Location: | Garden City, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°55'39"N by 100°43'27"W |
Area Served: | Garden City, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Garden City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2891 feet (881 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GCK |
More Information: | GCK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNT / KFNT |
Airport Name: | Bishop International Airport |
Location: | Flint, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°57'56"N by 83°44'36"W |
Area Served: | Flint, Michigan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 782 feet (238 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FNT |
More Information: | FNT Maps & Info |
Facts about Garden City Regional Airport (GCK):
- Garden City Regional Airport is a city owned, public use airport located eight nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Garden City, in Finney County, Kansas, United States.
- Continental DC-3s landed at GCK from the 1940s until replaced by Central in 1961.
- Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,860 miles (17,477 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) is Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ESE of GCK.
- During World War II the United States Army Air Forces used Garden City Airport as a training airfield by the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Training Center.
Facts about Bishop International Airport (FNT):
- On November 16, 2011, a Piaggio P.180 Avanti operating as Avant Airlines Flight 168 crashed upon landing due to an engine failure.
- The furthest airport from Bishop International Airport (FNT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,245 miles (18,098 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Bishop International Airport's relatively low elevation of 782 feet, planes can take off or land at Bishop International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Artwork depicting a Paper Airplane in the Terminal
- The renovation and expansion of the terminal, originally built in 1993, is due to be completed in the fall of 2012 and was designed by Reynolds, Smith & Hills.
- On August 29, 2013, the airport received a $2.87 million grant from the U.S.
- The Bishop International Airport Authority is the joint public authority created by Genesee County and the city of Flint to run Bishop International Airport.
- The closest airport to Bishop International Airport (FNT) is Oakland County International Airport (PTK), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) SE of FNT.
- In early February 2007, Bishop International Airport unveiled a comprehensive 5-year developmental plan that would be slated for continuation through late 2011.
- Bishop International Airport (FNT) has 2 runways.