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INS to TVL: distance & flight time
Indian Springs (Creech Air Force Base) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
285 mi
458 km · 248 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
285 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m 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
- INS — Creech Air Force Base · Indian Springs, 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 INS
- LAS · McCarran International Airport45 mi away
- DRA · Desert Rock Airport20 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport37 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base43 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 INS from TVL?
The flight distance from Indian Springs (INS) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 285 miles (458 km, 248 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from INS to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 INS to TVL?
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