Nonstop flight route between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and South Lake Tahoe, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria International Airport (YYJ), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL), South Lake Tahoe, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 695 miles (or 1,119 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 relatively short distance between Victoria International Airport and Lake Tahoe Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYJ / CYYJ | 
| Airport Name: | Victoria International Airport | 
| Location: | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°38'49"N by 123°25'32"W | 
| Area Served: | Victoria, British Columbia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YYJ | 
| More Information: | YYJ 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 Victoria International Airport (YYJ):
- Victoria International Airport (YYJ) has 3 runways.
- In 1959, the airport was renamed to its present name of the Victoria International Airport.
- The closest airport to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) is Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of YYJ.
- The furthest airport from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,724 miles (17,259 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Victoria International Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Victoria International 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):
- The closest airport to Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ENE of TVL.
- 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.
- The ban on airline jets then ended, and jet flights resumed in 1983 on AirCal McDonnell Douglas MD-80s and later Boeing 737-300s.
- 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.




