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WYS to TVL: distance & flight time
West Yellowstone (Yellowstone Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
607 mi
977 km · 528 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
607 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- WYS — Yellowstone Airport · West Yellowstone, 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 WYS
- BZN · Gallatin Field75 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport77 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field77 mi away
- IDA · Idaho Falls Regional Airport94 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 WYS from TVL?
The flight distance from West Yellowstone (WYS) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 607 miles (977 km, 528 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WYS to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from WYS to TVL?
Nonstop service on WYS–TVL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 47m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between West Yellowstone and South Lake Tahoe?
South Lake Tahoe is 1 hour behind West Yellowstone.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WYS to TVL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WYS–TVL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WYS to TVL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WYS–TVL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.