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TCC to TVL: distance & flight time
Tucumcari (Tucumcari Municipal Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
938 mi
1,510 km · 815 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
938 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TCC — Tucumcari Municipal Airport · Tucumcari, 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 TCC
- CVS · Cannon Air Force Base58 mi away
- CVN · Clovis Municipal Airport60 mi away
- DHT · Dalhart Municipal Airport83 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport93 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 TCC from TVL?
The flight distance from Tucumcari (TCC) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 938 miles (1,510 km, 815 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TCC to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m 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 Tucumcari and South Lake Tahoe?
South Lake Tahoe is 1 hour behind Tucumcari.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TCC to TVL?
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