Nonstop flight route between Yola, Nigeria and South Lake Tahoe, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(9°15'27"N by 12°25'49"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°53'38"N by 119°59'43"W)
Distance from YOL to TVL:
7,922.21 miles (12,749.53 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yola Airport (YOL), Yola, Nigeria and Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL), South Lake Tahoe, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,922 miles (or 12,750 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Yola Airport and Lake Tahoe Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Yola Airport and Lake Tahoe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YOL / DNYO |
| Airport Name: | Yola Airport |
| Location: | Yola, Nigeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°15'27"N by 12°25'49"E |
| Area Served: | Yola, Nigeria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 599 feet (183 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YOL |
| More Information: | YOL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TVL / KTVL |
| Airport Name: | Lake Tahoe Airport |
| Location: | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°53'38"N by 119°59'43"W |
| Operator/Owner: | The City of South Lake Tahoe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6264 feet (1,909 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TVL |
| More Information: | TVL Maps & Info |
Facts about Yola Airport (YOL):
- Yola Airport (YOL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yola Airport (YOL) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is nearly antipodal to Yola Airport (meaning Yola Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fitiuta Airport), and is located 12,072 miles (19,428 kilometers) away in Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States.
- Yola Airport handled 108,677 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Yola Airport (YOL) is Garoua International Airport (GOU), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) E of YOL.
- Because of Yola Airport's relatively low elevation of 599 feet, planes can take off or land at Yola Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL):
- Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lake Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 6,264 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TVL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TVL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,214 miles (18,048 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Airlines in bold flew jets to Lake Tahoe.
- Holiday Airlines Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprops served Lake Tahoe in the 1960s and early 1970s, followed by Pacific Southwest Airlines and Air California Electras.
- The closest airport to Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ENE of TVL.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.30 miles (103.49 km) E | Garoua International Airport (GOU) | Garoua, Cameroon |     |
| 2 | 148.84 miles (239.53 km) ENE | Kaélé Airport (KLE) | Kaélé, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 149.23 miles (240.17 km) ENE | Salak Airport (MVR) | Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 184.85 miles (297.48 km) NNE | Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) | Maiduguri, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 205.67 miles (330.99 km) ENE | Yagoua Airport (GXX) | Yagoua, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 213.08 miles (342.92 km) ENE | Bongor Airport (OGR) | Bongor, Chad | |
| 7 | 244.16 miles (392.94 km) W | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 252.34 miles (406.10 km) E | Moundou Airport (MQQ) | Moundou, Chad | |
| 9 | 264.86 miles (426.25 km) E | Laï Airport (LTC) | Laï, Chad | |
| 10 | 265.95 miles (428.00 km) NE | N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ) | N'Djamena, Chad | |
| 11 | 272.79 miles (439.01 km) SW | Bamenda Airport (BPC) | Bamenda, Cameroon | |
| 12 | 275.34 miles (443.12 km) SSW | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 13 | 275.34 miles (443.12 km) SSW | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 282.03 miles (453.88 km) WSW | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 284.42 miles (457.73 km) SW | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,071.97 miles (19,427.91 km) SSE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 2 | 12,069.06 miles (19,423.22 km) SSE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 3 | 12,067.94 miles (19,421.41 km) SSE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 4 | 12,030.34 miles (19,360.90 km) SSE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 12,012.16 miles (19,331.64 km) SE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 6 | 12,000.88 miles (19,313.49 km) SE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,993.26 miles (19,301.23 km) SE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,985.75 miles (19,289.15 km) SE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,982.84 miles (19,284.46 km) W | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 10 | 11,906.11 miles (19,160.97 km) SSE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,789.83 miles (18,973.84 km) ESE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 11,740.07 miles (18,893.77 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 13 | 11,739.80 miles (18,893.33 km) SE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,645.90 miles (18,742.21 km) ESE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 11,580.83 miles (18,637.50 km) SSE | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.02 miles (24.17 km) ENE | Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) | Minden, Nevada, United States | |
| 2 | 24.92 miles (40.10 km) NE | Carson Airport (CSN) | Carson City, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 30.44 miles (48.99 km) NNW | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) | Truckee, California, United States | |
| 4 | 42.46 miles (68.34 km) WSW | Placerville Airport (PVF) | Placerville, California, United States | |
| 5 | 43.55 miles (70.09 km) NNE | Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) | Reno, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 46.49 miles (74.82 km) NW | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | |
| 7 | 58.55 miles (94.22 km) W | Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) | Auburn, California, United States | |
| 8 | 63.82 miles (102.70 km) SSW | Columbia Airport (COA) | Columbia, California, United States | |
| 9 | 74.02 miles (119.13 km) WSW | Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 10 | 77.24 miles (124.31 km) ESE | Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 77.29 miles (124.38 km) W | Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 12 | 78.37 miles (126.12 km) ENE | Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 78.76 miles (126.75 km) ENE | Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 14 | 79.15 miles (127.38 km) WNW | Beale Air Force Base (BAB) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 15 | 84.96 miles (136.74 km) WSW | Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,214.25 miles (18,047.54 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,192.69 miles (18,012.84 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,164.60 miles (17,967.63 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,153.61 miles (17,949.94 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,111.70 miles (17,882.51 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,099.51 miles (17,862.89 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,032.78 miles (17,755.50 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,009.47 miles (17,717.98 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,913.43 miles (17,563.42 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,913.17 miles (17,563.00 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,897.53 miles (17,537.82 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,865.63 miles (17,486.49 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,858.53 miles (17,475.07 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,843.44 miles (17,450.78 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,820.56 miles (17,413.97 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |