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FWA to GVL: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne International Airport) → Gainesville (Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport)
469 mi
755 km · 408 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
469 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- FWA — Fort Wayne International Airport · Fort Wayne, 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 FWA
- SMD · Smith Field12 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport46 mi away
- MIE · Delaware County Johnson Field52 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base55 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 FWA from GVL?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne (FWA) to Gainesville (GVL) is 469 miles (755 km, 408 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FWA to GVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 FWA to GVL?
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