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SCF to TVL: distance & flight time
Scottsdale (Scottsdale Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
579 mi
931 km · 503 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
579 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m 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
- SCF — Scottsdale Airport · Scottsdale, 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 SCF
- PHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport14 mi away
- DVT · Phoenix Deer Valley Airport11 mi away
- MSC · Falcon Field15 mi away
- AZA · Phoenix-Mesa-Gateway Airport26 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 SCF from TVL?
The flight distance from Scottsdale (SCF) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 579 miles (931 km, 503 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCF to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 SCF to TVL?
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