Airports / California / TVL
Lake Tahoe Airport
KTVL / TVLSouth Lake Tahoe, CaliforniaELEV 6,264 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
Carson Airport (CSN) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Lake Tahoe Airport, listed as KTVL / TVL, is a mid-sized airport in South Lake Tahoe, California. The field lies at an elevation of 6,264 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
TVL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Carson Airport (CSN, 22 nm), Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF, 26 nm), and Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO, 38 nm).
For arrival logistics and seasonal timing, see the Lake Tahoe, CA destination guide. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from TVL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“Once on the ground the line service was top notch, and they had answers for any question you could throw at them.”
Phillip Gibboney5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“Once on the ground the line service was top notch, and they had answers for any question you could throw at them.”
Phillip Gibboney5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Lake Tahoe Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KTVL
IATA
TVL
FAA / Local
TVL
Elevation
6,264 ft
Coordinates
38.8939° N · 119.9950° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 6,264 ft, TVL sits higher than 98% of the 156 California fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 22nmCSNCarson AirportCarson City
- 26nmTKFTruckee Tahoe AirportTruckee
- 38nmRNOReno Tahoe International AirportReno
- 64nmMHRSacramento Mather AirportSacramento
- 67nmMCCMcClellan AirfieldSacramento
- 68nmNFLFallon Naval Air StationFallon
Destinations served
Location
Open the full mapKTVL · Lake Tahoe Airport · South Lake Tahoe, CA
From the ramp
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