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AFW to LCH: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Alliance Airport) → Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
312 mi
502 km · 271 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
312 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AFW — Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth, United States
- LCH — Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AFW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport17 mi away
- FTW · Fort Worth Meacham International Airport12 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field17 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport28 mi away
Near LCH
- BPT · Southeast Texas Regional Airport49 mi away
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport49 mi away
- BMT · Beaumont Municipal Airport59 mi away
- POE · Polk Army Air Field64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AFW from LCH?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (AFW) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 312 miles (502 km, 271 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AFW to LCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AFW to LCH?
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