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TVL to OAK: distance & flight time
South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport) → Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport)
145 mi
234 km · 126 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
145 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- OAK — Metropolitan Oakland International Airport · Oakland, 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 OAK
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport11 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport7 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station7 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport15 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TVL from OAK?
The flight distance from South Lake Tahoe (TVL) to Oakland (OAK) is 145 miles (234 km, 126 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TVL to OAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 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 TVL to OAK?
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