Uber and Lyft · About 15 minutes to downtown Gainesville or UF when SR 24 is moving
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
DAB8.6+0.1
GNV8.5
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
DAB7.6
GNV7.7+0.1
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
DAB7.2
GNV7.4+0.2
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
DAB7.8+0.2
GNV7.6
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
DAB7.9+0.3
GNV7.6
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
DAB2.0
GNV2.0
Best for
DAB
Drive-up Daytona / Speedway trips that want $15 Long-Term leftover and a named Uber/Lyft curbEarly banks that can use American leftover PreCheck in a one-checkpoint hallArrivals who will take Votran Route 18 leftover $2 Monday–Saturday or rideshare rather than wait for rail that does not exist at the curb
GNV
University of Florida and UF Health trips that stay on the one-hall campusDrivers who want a $12 Economy lot or the 2025 garageTravelers connecting over ATL, CLT, DFW, or MIA
Watch out for
DAB
No ticketed lounge; official leftover Business Center near Gate 6 is a free public work roomOfficial leftover still prints a JetBlue contact block after AeroRoutes leftover last BOS/JFK flights 8 Sep 2026Official leftover Breeze still prints HPN / BDL / CAK vs September leftover RDU / PVD onlyObserver leftover +1% vs WFTV leftover +11% on the same 772,170 cell — leftover vs leftover
GNV
No lounge — Priority Pass Gainesville URL is 404Official FAQ leftover prints both a 2-hour clock and a 90-minute clockOfficial Ground Transportation leftover still prints RTS as Monday–Friday onlyWikipedia leftover still lists Silver Airways to Fort Lauderdale
Amenities and tips
DAB
Sugar Mill, Java Moon, and JunctionLong-Term parking $15Mother's room and Books on the FlyFree Wi-Fi Zone (SSID unpublished)Daytona News NowBusiness Center (not a lounge)
FAQ leftover arrive 1 hour; American leftover 4:30 a.m.
Official leftover FAQ arrive 1 hour before departure. American.com leftover Daily 4:30 a.m.–6 p.m., cash/checks not accepted, curbside Not Available, PreCheck Available, clubs Not Available. Welcome leftover TSA wait less than 5 minutes; Airline Information leftover typically less than 10 minutes.
One TSA, one 1992 hall — do not invent a second terminal
Ticketed passengers use one two-level civil hall after a single TSA. Official leftover shops name Gates 2, 4, and 6. Official pages do not print a live airline-to-gate map — read FIDS.
Official leftover Sugar Mill Café in the concourse from 4:30 a.m. until the last departure. Official leftover Java Moon Café landside 2nd floor 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Official leftover Junction bar airside 10:30 a.m. to last departure and landside 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
GNV
Alachua Grill / TailwindAirside gift shop and newsstandComplimentary Wi-Fi2021 hall extras2025 garage and cell-phone lotsTicketed lounge
FAQ leftover prints both a 2-hour clock and a 90-minute clock
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.
One hall — do not invent a KGNV page or merge Jacksonville or Orlando
Official pin is 3880 N.E. 39th Avenue, Suite A, Gainesville, FL 32609. One commercial terminal. Do not create /airports/kgnv.
Alachua Grill is landside Tailwind — that is not an airline lounge
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.
DAB · A compact one-TSA Volusia hall with $15 Long-Term leftover, named Uber/Lyft, and Sugar Mill from 4:30 a.m. — no ticketed lounge, a leftover JetBlue contact block after 8 September 2026, and a Breeze card that still prints five cities in a September that is RDU and PVD only.
GNV · 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.
