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DTW to TVL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
1,922 mi
3,094 km · 1,670 nm
4h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,922 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 14m 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal 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 DTW from TVL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 1,922 miles (3,094 km, 1,670 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 14m 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 DTW to TVL?
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