# Distance from Kampala (EBB) to Gainesville (GVL)

> 12,390 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,390 km / 7,699 mi / 6,690 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 13:19 in Kampala, it's 06:19 in Gainesville)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,505 ft (GVL is lower than EBB)

## Airports

### [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kampala, Uganda
- ICAO: HUEN
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: 0.040000, 32.440000
- Elevation: 3,782 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:19 in Kampala, it's 06:19 in Gainesville.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Entebbe International Airport (EBB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ebb-kampala-entebbe-international-airport/1ef266de-ef61-68d2-a1e3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (GVL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gvl-gainesville-lee-gilmer-memorial-airport/1ef266df-1f44-65cc-b7ef-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)