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XSD to TVL: distance & flight time
Tonopah (Tonopah Test Range Airport) → South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport)
190 mi
306 km · 165 nm
58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
190 miles nonstop takes roughly 58m 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
- XSD — Tonopah Test Range Airport · Tonopah, 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 XSD
- TPH · Tonopah Airport25 mi away
- DRA · Desert Rock Airport91 mi away
- BIH · Eastern Sierra Regional Airport92 mi away
- INS · Creech Air Force Base104 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 XSD from TVL?
The flight distance from Tonopah (XSD) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL) is 190 miles (306 km, 165 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from XSD to TVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 58m 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 XSD to TVL?
Nonstop service on XSD–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 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from XSD to TVL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on XSD–TVL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some XSD to TVL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain XSD–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.