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PIE to GVL: distance & flight time
St. Petersburg (St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport) → Gainesville (Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport)
445 mi
716 km · 386 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
445 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m 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
- PIE — St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · St. Petersburg, 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 PIE
- TPA · Tampa International Airport10 mi away
- CLW · Clearwater Air Park6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport11 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base11 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 PIE from GVL?
The flight distance from St. Petersburg (PIE) to Gainesville (GVL) is 445 miles (716 km, 386 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PIE to GVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 PIE to GVL?
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