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RDD to TVL: distance & flight time
Redding (Redding Municipal Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
165 mi
266 km · 144 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
165 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- RDD — Redding Municipal Airport · Redding, 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 RDD
- RBL · Red Bluff Municipal Airport25 mi away
- CIC · Chico Municipal Airport54 mi away
- EKA · Murray Field98 mi away
- ACV · California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport100 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 RDD from TVL?
The flight distance from Redding (RDD) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 165 miles (266 km, 144 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RDD to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m 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 RDD to TVL?
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