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LPC to TVL: distance & flight time
Lompoc (Lompoc Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
293 mi
472 km · 255 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
293 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- LPC — Lompoc Airport · Lompoc, 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 LPC
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base8 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field16 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport23 mi away
- SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport39 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 LPC from TVL?
The flight distance from Lompoc (LPC) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 293 miles (472 km, 255 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LPC to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m 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 LPC to TVL?
Nonstop service on LPC–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 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LPC to TVL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LPC–TVL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LPC to TVL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LPC–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.