Gainesville (GNV) to Houston (IAH)
Flight time
≈ 2h 22m
Bearing
275° W
Gainesville (GNV) to Houston (IAH) is 783 miles (1,260 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies GNV–IAH
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn October 2025, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop GNV–IAH; the Boeing 717-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 63% full.
Departures
2
October 2025
Seats
220
both directions
Passengers
139
both directions
Load factor
63.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies GNV–IAH?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop GNV–IAH in October 2025 (2 departures).
- DL
Delta Air Lines
2 departures · 220 seats
Share of departures100.0%63.2%
Load
What plane flies GNV–IAH?
In October 2025, the Boeing 717-200 flew 100% of GNV–IAH departures.
- Boeing 717-200
2 departures · 63.2% load
100.0%
How has GNV–IAH traffic changed?
Nonstop GNV–IAH departures rose from 1 in May 2025 to 2 in October 2025.
Monthly nonstop GNV–IAH traffic, trailing 12 months through October 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
1 departures · 70 passengers
92.1%
Load
June 2025
4 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
July 2025
2 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
2 departures · 139 passengers
63.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
GNV → IAH
69.1% full
1 departures · 76 passengers
IAH → GNV
57.3% full
1 departures · 63 passengers
Nonstop GNV–IAH traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through October 2025; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Gainesville (GNV) from Houston (IAH)?
GNV to IAH is 783 miles (1,260 km / 681 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from GNV to IAH?
A nonstop covers the 783-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 22m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies GNV–IAH?
In October 2025, the Boeing 717-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying GNV–IAH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 783-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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