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DET to TVL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
1,938 mi
3,120 km · 1,684 nm
4h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,938 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 16m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 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 DET from TVL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 1,938 miles (3,120 km, 1,684 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 16m 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 Detroit and South Lake Tahoe?
South Lake Tahoe is 3 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to TVL?
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