What is the TSA wait at GCK right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Garden City Regional Airport (GCK). We will not estimate one.
No live data
Garden City Regional Airport TSA wait times
GCK · KGCK · Garden City, Kansas
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Garden City Regional Airport (GCK). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
CLEAR is not shown. We are not using a CLEAR source.
Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
82%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Garden City Regional Airport left on time 82% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was the airline (39%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 105 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| the airline | 5,200 | 39% |
| weather | 3,345 | 25% |
| late-arriving aircraft | 3,327 | 25% |
| the national airspace system | 1,290 | 10% |
| security | 56 | 0% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Dodge City Regional Airport DDC · Dodge City43 mi
- Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport LBL · Liberal62 mi
- Hays Regional Airport HYS · Hays101 mi
- McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport MCK · McCook158 mi
- Salina Municipal Airport SLN · Salina177 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 17/35, 7,299 ft
- Longest runway width
- 100 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 2,890.8 ft
- Control tower
- Yes
- CY2024 enplanements
- 31,167
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I A
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2025/09/09
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for GCK?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Garden City Regional Airport (GCK).
How often do flights leave GCK on time?
Flights out of Garden City Regional Airport left on time 82% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was the airline (39%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 105 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to GCK?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near GCK?
The nearest airports in this list are Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC), 43 straight-line miles; Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL), 62 straight-line miles; Hays Regional Airport (HYS), 101 straight-line miles; McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK), 158 straight-line miles; Salina Municipal Airport (SLN), 177 straight-line miles.