# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Gainesville (GVL)

> 1,501 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,501 km / 933 mi / 811 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 11° (north)
- **Return heading**: 192° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → United States
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 17:19 in Cancun, it's 18:19 in Gainesville)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,255 ft (GVL is higher than CUN)

## Airports

### [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cancun, Mexico
- ICAO: MMUN
- Timezone: America/Cancun
- Coordinates: 21.040000, -86.880000
- Elevation: 22 ft

### [Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (GVL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gvl-gainesville-lee-gilmer-memorial-airport/1ef266df-1f44-65cc-b7ef-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gainesville, United States
- ICAO: KGVL
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 34.270000, -83.830000
- Elevation: 1,277 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:19 in Cancun, it's 18:19 in Gainesville.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (GVL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gvl-gainesville-lee-gilmer-memorial-airport/1ef266df-1f44-65cc-b7ef-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)