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URS to GVL: distance & flight time
Kursk (Kursk East Airport) → Gainesville (Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport)
5,480 mi
8,819 km · 4,762 nm
11h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,480 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 13m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- URS — Kursk East Airport · Kursk, Russia
- 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 URS
- EGO · Belgorod International Airport78 mi away
- OEL · Oryol Yuzhny Airport83 mi away
- VOZ · Voronezh International Airport125 mi away
- HRK · Kharkiv International Airport126 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 URS from GVL?
The flight distance from Kursk (URS) to Gainesville (GVL) is 5,480 miles (8,819 km, 4,762 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from URS to GVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 13m 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 URS to GVL?
Nonstop service on URS–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 11h 13m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Kursk and Gainesville?
Gainesville is 7 hours behind Kursk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from URS to GVL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on URS–GVL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some URS to GVL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain URS–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.