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CGI to LCH: distance & flight time
Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau Regional Airport) → Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
533 mi
859 km · 464 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
533 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- CGI — Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · Cape Girardeau, 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 CGI
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport23 mi away
- MDH · Southern Illinois Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport45 mi away
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport48 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 CGI from LCH?
The flight distance from Cape Girardeau (CGI) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 533 miles (859 km, 464 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGI to LCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m 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 CGI to LCH?
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