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BFI to TVL: distance & flight time
Seattle (Boeing Field King County International Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
608 mi
978 km · 528 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
608 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BFI — Boeing Field King County International Airport · Seattle, United States
- TVL — Lake Tahoe Airport · South Lake Tahoe, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFI
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport6 mi away
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport22 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport22 mi away
Near TVL
- TKF · Truckee Tahoe Airport30 mi away
- RNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport44 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport74 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFI from TVL?
The flight distance from Seattle (BFI) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 608 miles (978 km, 528 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFI to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFI to TVL?
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