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DCU to LCH: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
481 mi
775 km · 418 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
481 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 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 DCU from LCH?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 481 miles (775 km, 418 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to LCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 DCU to LCH?
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