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SOW to TVL: distance & flight time
Show Low (Show Low Regional Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
639 mi
1,029 km · 556 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
639 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m 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
- SOW — Show Low Regional Airport · Show Low, 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 SOW
- INW · Winslow Lindbergh Regional Airport66 mi away
- PHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport129 mi away
- SAD · Safford Regional Airport100 mi away
- SDX · Sedona Airport109 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 SOW from TVL?
The flight distance from Show Low (SOW) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 639 miles (1,029 km, 556 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOW to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 SOW to TVL?
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