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FLL to GVL: distance & flight time
Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport) → Gainesville (Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport)
608 mi
978 km · 528 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
608 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- FLL — Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · Fort Lauderdale, United States
- GVL — Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport · Gainesville, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FLL
- MIA · Miami International Airport21 mi away
- HWO · North Perry Airport7 mi away
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport9 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark12 mi away
Near GVL
- ATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport56 mi away
- LZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field22 mi away
- WDR · Barrow County Airport22 mi away
- AHN · Athens Ben Epps Airport36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FLL from GVL?
The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Gainesville (GVL) is 608 miles (978 km, 528 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FLL to GVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 cheapest way to fly from FLL to GVL?
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