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FRD to TVL: distance & flight time
Friday Harbor (Friday Harbor Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
682 mi
1,098 km · 593 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
682 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m 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
- FRD — Friday Harbor Airport · Friday Harbor, 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 FRD
- LPS · Lopez Island Airport5 mi away
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport47 mi away
- ESD · Orcas Island Airport14 mi away
- YWH · Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base18 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 FRD from TVL?
The flight distance from Friday Harbor (FRD) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 682 miles (1,098 km, 593 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRD to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m 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 FRD to TVL?
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