Parts of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Were Filmed Near Lake Tahoe

Set to hit theaters this Friday, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ comes more than 30 years after the original ‘Top Gun’ that was released in 1986.

Parts of the new film were actually filmed in the Tahoe, California, area. 

A few flight scenes were shot in South Lake Tahoe and Meyers in 2018, according to the Tahoe Art Haus Cinema website.

The Tahoe City cinema will start showing the movie Thursday at 8 p.m.

About Top Gun: Maverick 

“After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. – IMDb