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SHV to GVL: distance & flight time
Shreveport (Shreveport Regional Airport) → Gainesville (Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport)
590 mi
950 km · 513 nm
1h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
590 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 45m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SHV — Shreveport Regional Airport · Shreveport, 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 SHV
- DTN · Shreveport Downtown Airport8 mi away
- BAD · Barksdale Air Force Base10 mi away
- GGG · East Texas Regional Airport52 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field70 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 SHV from GVL?
The flight distance from Shreveport (SHV) to Gainesville (GVL) is 590 miles (950 km, 513 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHV 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 SHV to GVL?
Nonstop service on SHV–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 Shreveport and Gainesville?
Gainesville is 1 hour ahead of Shreveport.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SHV to GVL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SHV–GVL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SHV to GVL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SHV–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.