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.
GNV8.5+0.3
JAX8.2
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
GNV7.7+0.7
JAX7.0
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
GNV7.4+0.8
JAX6.6
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
GNV7.6+1.4
JAX6.2
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
GNV7.6+0.4
JAX7.2
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
GNV2.0
JAX6.0+4.0
Best for
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
JAX
North Florida / downtown Jacksonville trips that should skip MCO or TPADelta passengers who can use the Concourse A Sky ClubDrivers who want $10 economy parking 13 miles north of downtownTravelers who value a short ticket-to-gate walk over a hub connection
Watch out for
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
JAX
Concourse B is not open — first American flights planned 28 Jan 2027Priority Pass is dark; Club JAX closed 5 Aug 2024CLEAR is not here; PreCheck lanes typically close around 19:00No rail; JTA Route 1 is $1.75 and 45–60 minutes, not a metro
Amenities and tips
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.
Ninety minutes covers most domestic departures; give yourself two hours for the first wave, holidays, or any international check-in.
A and C today; B is still plywood
After security, Concourse A peels one way and C the other. There is no people-mover and no third live pier yet.
Eat on A or C — the food court is gone
The central food court closed 6 Aug 2024 for Concourse B. Chili's just past security toward A is the reliable sit-down; C has PGA Tour Grill, Firehouse, Starbucks, and Vino Volo.
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.
JAX · Compact North Florida field with one walkable terminal and a real Delta Sky Club — traded against no rail, a closed Priority Pass lounge, and a Concourse B pit that is not a third pier until January 2027.
