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DRA to TVL: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
267 mi
430 km · 232 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
267 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, 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 DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 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 DRA from TVL?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 267 miles (430 km, 232 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DRA to TVL?
Nonstop service on DRA–TVL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DRA to TVL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DRA–TVL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DRA to TVL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DRA–TVL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.