Nonstop flight route between Garden City, Kansas, United States and Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(37°55'39"N by 100°43'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(62°5'35"N by 129°46'14"E)
Distance from GCK to YKS:
4,977.56 miles (8,010.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Garden City Regional Airport (GCK), Garden City, Kansas, United States and Yakutsk Airport (YKS), Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,978 miles (or 8,011 kilometers).
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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: | YKS / UEEE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°5'35"N by 129°46'14"E |
| Area Served: | Yakutsk |
| Operator/Owner: | Yakutsk Airport State Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 325 feet (99 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YKS |
| More Information: | YKS Maps & Info |
Facts about Garden City Regional Airport (GCK):
- Garden City Regional Airport's status as former Garden City AAF helped it serve an important role during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
- 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.
- The main Garden City Army Airfield and its auxiliaries closed in November 1945 and were declared excess by the military on 18 May 1947.
- 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.
Facts about Yakutsk Airport (YKS):
- Because of Yakutsk Airport's relatively low elevation of 325 feet, planes can take off or land at Yakutsk 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.
- The furthest airport from Yakutsk Airport (YKS) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Yakutsk Airport (meaning Yakutsk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,560 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Construction of the airport started in 1931 and was used as a stopover on the ALSIB Alaska-Siberia air route for American planes flying to Europe during World War II.
- In addition to being known as "Yakutsk Airport", another name for YKS is "Аэропорт Якутск / Дьокуускай Аэропорт".
- Yakutsk Airport (YKS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Yakutsk Airport (YKS) is Magan Airport (GYG), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) W of YKS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.94 miles (69.10 km) ESE | Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC) | Dodge City, Kansas, United States |     |
| 2 | 62.38 miles (100.40 km) SSW | Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL) | Liberal, Kansas, United States | |
| 3 | 96.04 miles (154.56 km) SSW | Guymon Municipal Airport (GUY) | Guymon, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 100.86 miles (162.32 km) NE | Hays Regional Airport (HYS) | Hays, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 105.09 miles (169.12 km) N | Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) | Colby, Kansas, United States | |
| 6 | 105.38 miles (169.58 km) ENE | Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) | Great Bend, Kansas, United States | |
| 7 | 107.39 miles (172.83 km) W | Lamar Municipal Airport (LAA) | Lamar, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 109.05 miles (175.50 km) E | Pratt Regional Airport (PTT) | Pratt, Kansas, United States | |
| 9 | 111.34 miles (179.19 km) NNE | Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC) | Hill City, Kansas, United States | |
| 10 | 112.72 miles (181.40 km) NNW | Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) | Goodland, Kansas, United States | |
| 11 | 122.33 miles (196.88 km) SSE | West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR) | Woodward, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 12 | 124.27 miles (199.99 km) SSE | Gage Airport (GAG) | Gage, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 154.31 miles (248.34 km) ESE | Anthony Municipal Airport (ANY) | Anthony, Kansas, United States | |
| 14 | 156.22 miles (251.41 km) E | Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | |
| 15 | 157.62 miles (253.66 km) N | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) | McCook, Nebraska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,859.62 miles (17,476.82 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,668.25 miles (17,168.83 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,611.27 miles (17,077.14 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,594.51 miles (17,050.17 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,426.00 miles (16,778.98 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,404.32 miles (16,744.09 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,382.29 miles (16,708.63 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,376.63 miles (16,699.52 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,356.70 miles (16,667.45 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,354.91 miles (16,664.57 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,348.69 miles (16,654.56 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,340.39 miles (16,641.20 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,337.31 miles (16,636.24 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,331.73 miles (16,627.26 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,311.44 miles (16,594.62 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.41 miles (11.92 km) W | Magan Airport (GYG) | Magan, Russia, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 2 | 196.10 miles (315.58 km) SE | Belaya Gora Airport (UMS) | Ust-Maya, Ust-Maysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 3 | 230.95 miles (371.68 km) ENE | Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY) | Khadynga, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 4 | 278.51 miles (448.22 km) WNW | Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) | Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 5 | 283.41 miles (456.11 km) SSW | Aldan Airport (ADH) | Aldan, Russia | |
| 6 | 314.24 miles (505.71 km) WNW | Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) | Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 7 | 330.37 miles (531.67 km) WSW | Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) | Olyokminsk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 8 | 370.96 miles (597.00 km) WNW | Nyurba Airport (NYR) | Nyurba, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 9 | 394.15 miles (634.32 km) N | Sakkyryr Airport (SUK) | Batagay-Alyta, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 10 | 396.13 miles (637.51 km) SSW | Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) | Chulman, Russia | |
| 11 | 409.84 miles (659.57 km) NNE | Batagay Airport (BQJ) | Batagay, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 12 | 446.22 miles (718.11 km) ENE | Ust-Nera Airport (USR) | Ust-Nera, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 13 | 484.15 miles (779.16 km) ESE | Okhotsk Airport (OHO) | Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
| 14 | 503.16 miles (809.75 km) SSW | Tynda Sigikta (TYD) | Tynda, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 15 | 505.22 miles (813.07 km) W | Mirny Airport (MJZ) | Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,154.21 miles (19,560.26 km) E | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 11,664.54 miles (18,772.21 km) SSE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 11,664.00 miles (18,771.34 km) SSE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 4 | 11,618.62 miles (18,698.31 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,579.82 miles (18,635.86 km) SE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,454.73 miles (18,434.55 km) ESE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,422.10 miles (18,382.05 km) SE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,338.96 miles (18,248.25 km) ESE | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,276.94 miles (18,148.42 km) SE | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,273.27 miles (18,142.52 km) SE | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,272.48 miles (18,141.25 km) SE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,240.48 miles (18,089.76 km) SE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,119.05 miles (17,894.33 km) SE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,090.35 miles (17,848.15 km) SE | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,087.69 miles (17,843.87 km) SE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |