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COS to TVL: distance & flight time
Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
822 mi
1,323 km · 714 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
822 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- COS — City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs, 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 COS
- FCS · Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field9 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport73 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport37 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport53 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 COS from TVL?
The flight distance from Colorado Springs (COS) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 822 miles (1,323 km, 714 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COS to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m 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 time difference between Colorado Springs and South Lake Tahoe?
South Lake Tahoe is 1 hour behind Colorado Springs.
What is the cheapest way to fly from COS to TVL?
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