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BFM to LCH: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Downtown Airport) → Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
309 mi
498 km · 269 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
309 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- BFM — Mobile Downtown Airport · Mobile, 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 BFM
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport33 mi away
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field48 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base53 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 BFM from LCH?
The flight distance from Mobile (BFM) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 309 miles (498 km, 269 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFM 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.
Are there nonstop flights from BFM to LCH?
Nonstop service on BFM–LCH depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFM to LCH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BFM–LCH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BFM to LCH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BFM–LCH tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.