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GTF to TVL: distance & flight time
Great Falls (Great Falls International Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
734 mi
1,182 km · 638 nm
2h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
734 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 4m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- GTF — Great Falls International Airport · Great Falls, 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 GTF
- HLN · Helena Regional Airport67 mi away
- CTB · Cut Bank International Airport91 mi away
- LWT · Lewistown Municipal Airport94 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport104 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 GTF from TVL?
The flight distance from Great Falls (GTF) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 734 miles (1,182 km, 638 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GTF to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 4m 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 GTF to TVL?
Nonstop service on GTF–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 2h 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Great Falls and South Lake Tahoe?
South Lake Tahoe is 1 hour behind Great Falls.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GTF to TVL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GTF–TVL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GTF to TVL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GTF–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.