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PWY to TVL: distance & flight time
Pinedale (Ralph Wenz Field) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
596 mi
960 km · 518 nm
1h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
596 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 46m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- PWY — Ralph Wenz Field · Pinedale, 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 PWY
- BPI · Miley Memorial Field21 mi away
- LND · Hunt Field55 mi away
- RIW · Riverton Regional Airport71 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport73 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 PWY from TVL?
The flight distance from Pinedale (PWY) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 596 miles (960 km, 518 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PWY to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 46m 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 PWY to TVL?
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