--- iata: GNV name: Gainesville Regional Airport city: Gainesville country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-16' officialWebsite: 'https://www.flygainesville.com/' sources: - 'https://www.flygainesville.com/' - 'https://gainesvilleregionalairport.com/' - 'https://gra-gnv.com/flygainesville.com/traveler-information/faqs/' - 'https://gra-gnv.com/flygainesville.com/traveler-information/security/' - 'https://gra-gnv.com/flygainesville.com/parking-and-transportation/parking/' - >- https://gra-gnv.com/flygainesville.com/parking-and-transportation/ground-transportation/ - >- https://gra-gnv.com/flygainesville.com/parking-and-transportation/car-rental/ - 'https://gra-gnv.com/flygainesville.com/administration/' - >- https://gra-gnv.com/flygainesville.com/news-gainesville-regional-airport-parking-garage-opens-to-passengers/ - >- https://gra-gnv.com/flygainesville.com/news-release-gnv-sets-new-all-time-record-for-passenger-traffic-in-2024/ - >- https://gra-gnv.com/flygainesville.com/gainesville-regional-airport-opens-tailwind-concessions-alachua-grill/ - >- https://gra-gnv.com/flygainesville.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Quick-Facts-2024-APTOS-updated-Jan-28-2025.pdf - >- https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travelInformation/destinationInformation/gnv-airport.html - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KGNV' - 'https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KGNV' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-commercial-service-enplanements-preliminary.pdf - 'https://plainflights.com/airport/gnv' - 'https://go-rts.com/route026-rosa-parks-transfer-station-to-airport-2/' - 'https://go-rts.com/rts-fares-and-passes/' - 'https://go-rts.com/summary-of-times-2-2-2/' quickFacts: - >- Official site brands Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV). ICAO is KGNV. Operator is the Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport Authority (GACRAA) on land owned by the City of Gainesville. Traveler pages live on flygainesville.com. Marketing leftover also uses gainesvilleregionalairport.com. - >- FAA preliminary CY 2025 commercial-service rank 180 with 288,515 enplanements (−0.70% vs 290,563). Official 21 Jan 2025 press printed 578,175 total passengers in 2024 and 290,033 enplanements. Those are different files. This page uses 288,515 on the score card. - >- One commercial hall. Official FAQ and Quick Facts name American to Dallas/Fort Worth, Charlotte, and Miami, and Delta to Atlanta. Live 15 Sep 2026 FlightAware matched those four cities. Official leftover press still reprints 16 daily departures; the live homepage and Quick Facts print 12. - >- Official FAQ leftover first cell asks two hours for a domestic flight and three hours for an international flight. The same FAQ’s terminal-hours cell asks 90 minutes. Official Security: TSA is open for scheduled departures; American.com lists PreCheck Available and clubs Not Available. Live Priority Pass /en/airport/gainesville-gnv is 404. - >- Official Parking: Surface Lot $14 daily max, Economy $12, garage $16 with no grace period. Two free cell-phone lots. Official Ground Transportation permits Uber and Lyft, names Murphy’s Taxi 352-301-2096, and leftover-prints RTS Route 26 as Monday–Friday only. Live RTS Fall 2026 also lists Saturday and Sunday. - >- Official FAQ: Tailwind landside restaurant/bar plus gift shop, and a second bar, snack shop, and gift shop/newsstand in the gate area. Official leftover 8 Mar 2023 press names Alachua Grill landside, hours 4:30 a.m. until the last departure. Official pages name no ticketed airline lounge. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: FAQ leftover prints both a 2-hour clock and a 90-minute clock detail: >- Official Security: TSA is operational for scheduled departures and does not stay open at night for seriously delayed flights. Ticket counters may close 30 minutes before departure, 45 minutes for American. American.com lists the GNV counter Daily 4:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m. and does not accept cash or checks. The commercial hall is not open overnight. summary: >- The live FAQ’s first cell asks at least two hours before a domestic departure and three hours before an international one. The same page’s terminal-hours cell asks 90 minutes. category: timing - label: Layout title: One hall — do not invent a KGNV page or merge Jacksonville or Orlando detail: >- Do not merge Jacksonville (JAX), Orlando (MCO / SFB), Tampa (TPA), Daytona Beach (DAB), Ocala (OCF), Gainesville, GA (GVL), or Gainesville, TX (GLE). Wikipedia leftover still reprints RTS routes 25 and 39 at the curb; official Ground Transportation names Route 26 only. summary: >- Official pin is 3880 N.E. 39th Avenue, Suite A, Gainesville, FL 32609. One commercial terminal. Do not create /airports/kgnv. category: terminal - label: Food title: Alachua Grill is landside Tailwind — that is not an airline lounge detail: >- Official leftover concession hours: 4:30 a.m. until the last departure. Official pages print no menu and no bottle tariff. American.com clubs: Not Available. Live Priority Pass Gainesville page is 404. summary: >- Official leftover 8 Mar 2023 press opened Alachua Grill in the pre-security hall. Official FAQ also names a second full-service bar, snack shop, and gift shop past screening. category: food - label: Live board title: Trust FlightAware over leftover Silver and 16-departure copy detail: >- Official FAQ and homepage name those four hubs only. Wikipedia leftover Silver Airways to Fort Lauderdale ended in August 2024. Official leftover garage press still reprints 16 daily departures; the live homepage and Quick Facts print 12. Confirm the day’s FIDS. summary: >- The 15 Sep 2026 FlightAware board showed Delta mainline 717s to Atlanta and American Eagle to Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Miami. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Alachua Grill / Tailwind landside zone: landside price: >- posted concession price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Official leftover 8 Mar 2023 press names this Tailwind room. Leftover hours still print 4:30 a.m. until the last departure. Confirm on the day. location: >- Pre-security restaurant and bar in the ticketed hall, before the TSA checkpoint terminal: Passenger Terminal isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: Airside snack shop and gift stand zone: airside price: >- posted concession price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Official FAQ places a second full-service bar, snack shop, and gift shop/newsstand in the gate area. location: Post-security gate area with the second Tailwind bar and newsstand terminal: Passenger Terminal - kind: refill name: Confirm a fountain near restrooms zone: airside summary: >- Official Accessibility and FAQ copy name a lactation leftover from the 2021 expansion and an ATM by bags, not a bottle filler. Empty a bottle through TSA, then confirm a fountain on the day. location: >- Official pages print no fountain map; confirm near restrooms landside by bags and airside by Gates 3–5 terminal: Passenger Terminal isBestValue: true airportistScore: 7.3 slug: gnv region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/gnv](/airports/gnv). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/gnv) - [Lounge directory](/airports/gnv/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) Gainesville, United States · North America A one-hall North Central Florida field with Delta to Atlanta and American Eagle to Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Miami, $12–$16 official parking, RTS Route 26, and no ticketed lounge. ## Airportist Score **7.3 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.5 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.7 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.4 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.6 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 7.6 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 288,515 - Terminals: 1 scheduled-pax hall - Typical security: 10 min - On-time: 86% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - University of Florida and UF Health trips that stay on the one-hall campus - Drivers who want a $12 Economy lot or the 2025 garage - Travelers connecting over ATL, CLT, DFW, or MIA ## Watch out for - No lounge — Priority Pass Gainesville URL is 404 - Official FAQ leftover prints both a 2-hour clock and a 90-minute clock - Official Ground Transportation leftover still prints RTS as Monday–Friday only - Wikipedia leftover still lists Silver Airways to Fort Lauderdale ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/gnv/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/gnv/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/gnv/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/gnv/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/gnv/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/gnv/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/gnv/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/gnv/reviews.md) (free)