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GVL to JXN: distance & flight time
Gainesville (Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport) → Jackson (Jackson County Reynolds Field)
553 mi
890 km · 480 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
553 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m 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
- GVL — Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport · Gainesville, United States
- JXN — Jackson County Reynolds Field · Jackson, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near JXN
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport57 mi away
- LAN · Capital City Airport36 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport37 mi away
- BTL · W K Kellogg Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GVL from JXN?
The flight distance from Gainesville (GVL) to Jackson (JXN) is 553 miles (890 km, 480 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GVL to JXN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 GVL to JXN?
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