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POE to GVL: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Gainesville (Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport)
588 mi
947 km · 511 nm
1h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
588 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 45m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, 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 POE
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport17 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport43 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field51 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport58 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 POE from GVL?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Gainesville (GVL) is 588 miles (947 km, 511 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to GVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 45m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from POE to GVL?
Nonstop service on POE–GVL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 45m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Polk and Gainesville?
Gainesville is 1 hour ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to GVL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POE–GVL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some POE to GVL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain POE–GVL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.