TVL at a glance
Published airport facts and public business listings help you identify the right contacts before requesting aircraft-specific quotes.
- FAA location identifier
- TVL Source
- ICAO identifier
- KTVL Source
- FAA associated city
- South Lake Tahoe Source
- FAA county
- El Dorado County Source
- Airport elevation
- 6268.4 ft MSL Source
- Facility use
- Open to the public Source
- Ownership type
- Publicly owned Source
- Physical runway 18/36
- 8,541 x 100 ft; ASPH Source
- FAA owner record
- SOUTH LAKE TAHOE Source
FAA NASR cycle effective October 1, 2026; next cycle October 29, 2026. Physical runway dimensions are not declared distances or an aircraft suitability determination. Use current charts, notices and qualified operator guidance for flight planning.
Airport management & official information
City of South Lake Tahoe / Lake Tahoe Airport
1901 LISA MALOFF WAY, SUITE 100, SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA, 96150
530-542-6182
Public-source directory checked 2026-10-28. Confirm current services, contacts and availability directly. An airport listing does not establish aircraft suitability or a relationship with Jaken Finance Group.
FBOs & aviation businesses
Start with the providers’ published locations and the airport’s business directory. Compare written proposals for the exact aircraft and services you need.
Mountain West Aviation
1841 Lisa Maloff Way, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
530-541-2110City airport homepage names this fixed-base operator; address is from the city business directory.
Tahoe Helicopters
1901 Lisa Maloff Way, Suite 106, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
530-544-2211City airport business directory lists this company; not an FBO or jet-service claim.
The directory is informational. Categories describe published services; no ranking, service guarantee, FAA certificate determination or endorsement is implied. Ask each provider about current capability, availability and contract terms.
Evaluate Lake Tahoe Airport as a home base or recurring destination for the actual aircraft, passengers and schedule.
Choose the correct Tahoe shore
The City of South Lake Tahoe provides the airport resource for TVL and links its FBO and airport administration information. Compare the buyer's actual South Shore destinations with Truckee Tahoe and other alternatives. A Tahoe property address can hide a substantial difference in the ground itinerary. Specify the intended destination and transfer in each quote rather than treating TRK and TVL as interchangeable.
Use a mountain-specific professional review
The flight department must evaluate the selected jet, passenger load, season and current conditions using authoritative aircraft and airport information. This ownership page cannot approve runway performance or a specific flight. Separate the desire for direct access from the technical and operational review; the aircraft purchase should account for cases in which a different airport or ground arrangement is appropriate.
Ask about seasonal access and services
Request current storage, winter support, towing, ground handling, fuel, after-hours and cancellation terms from the provider. Ask how temporary closures, notices or service changes are communicated and what is included if travel dates move. A webcam is useful context, but it is not an operational clearance or a substitute for the crew's current briefing.
Retain a cross-border ownership record
Owners traveling between California and Nevada should retain actual flight and aircraft-location records and obtain advice about their specific use. Do not assume that a Nevada residence or an occasional Nevada stop removes California obligations. Use El Dorado County and the appropriate adviser for assessment questions and a separate California acquisition-tax review for delivery and first-use planning.
Build a base-comparison worksheet
Prepare TVL and TRK columns for actual South Shore and North Shore destinations, confirmed services, winter arrangements, storage and ground transfers, then add a lower-elevation base scenario selected with the operator. Do not copy Truckee's voluntary nighttime request to TVL; obtain TVL's current requirements directly. Ask what happens when arrival dates change and what service is available outside ordinary staffing. Have the flight team document aircraft-specific mountain review separately. The worksheet should show how ownership costs change with an alternate plan, not act as a dispatch or runway-performance recommendation.
Confirm the local reporting and contract roles
Use City of South Lake Tahoe airport administration for municipal airport matters and El Dorado County or the owner's adviser for aircraft assessment. Keep a Nevada residence or another state's aircraft base separate from the actual California use evidence. Ask which invoices and logs are needed to support the particular facts, especially for seasonal storage. The city airport page and a provider's service confirmation do not determine interstate allocation or acquisition-tax exclusion.
Compare your basing alternatives
Use this worksheet to request like-for-like evidence for the actual aircraft and recurring trips. Blank or unconfirmed items remain decisions to investigate, not implied airport capabilities.
| Decision variable | TVL evidence | Alternative evidence | Owner priority / unresolved question |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actual passenger ground itinerary | Obtain current route estimate | Use the same dates and destinations | No fixed transfer-time promise |
| Storage rights and availability | Signed offer, conditional offer or inquiry | Record the same evidence category | Do not price unavailable space as confirmed |
| Airport and provider charges | Request itemized current proposal | Match aircraft and annual activity | Identify excluded or unquoted items |
| Operating and noise review | Current source and qualified operator review | Use each airport's own rules | Distinguish mandatory and voluntary only when verified |
| Assessment and records | Ask the appropriate assessor or adviser | Document actual changed basing facts | No automatic situs or exemption conclusion |
Your next-step checklist
- Does TVL serve the actual shore and destination?
- What changes in winter and outside normal service hours?
- Which alternate airport scenario is included in the ownership budget?
Sources & further reading
Primary sources support the relevant facts. Our planning questions and illustrative exercises are editorial analysis; they do not replace transaction-specific advice.
- Lake Tahoe Airport — official source 1 · accessed 2026-10-28
- FAA NASR · APT_BASE.csv; ARPT_ID=TVL · accessed 2026-10-28
- Tahoe Helicopters · published location / directory entry · accessed 2026-10-28