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SUR to TVL: distance & flight time
Summer Beaver (Summer Beaver Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
1,769 mi
2,847 km · 1,537 nm
3h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,769 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 56m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SUR — Summer Beaver Airport · Summer Beaver, Canada
- 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 SUR
- WNN · Wunnumin Lake Airport34 mi away
- YLH · Lansdowne House Airport44 mi away
- YWP · Webequie Airport52 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport57 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 SUR from TVL?
The flight distance from Summer Beaver (SUR) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 1,769 miles (2,847 km, 1,537 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SUR to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 56m 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 time difference between Summer Beaver and South Lake Tahoe?
South Lake Tahoe is 3 hours behind Summer Beaver.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SUR to TVL?
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