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TVL to CEC: distance & flight time
South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport) → Crescent City (Jack Mc Namara Field Airport)
299 mi
482 km · 260 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
299 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m 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
- TVL — Lake Tahoe Airport · South Lake Tahoe, United States
- CEC — Jack Mc Namara Field Airport · Crescent City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near CEC
- ACV · California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport56 mi away
- EKA · Murray Field68 mi away
- MFR · Rogue Valley International Medford Airport81 mi away
- OTH · Southwest Oregon Regional Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TVL from CEC?
The flight distance from South Lake Tahoe (TVL) to Crescent City (CEC) is 299 miles (482 km, 260 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TVL to CEC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 TVL to CEC?
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