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DET to LCH: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
1,020 mi
1,642 km · 886 nm
2h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,020 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 41m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 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 DET from LCH?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 1,020 miles (1,642 km, 886 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to LCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 41m 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 time difference between Detroit and Lake Charles?
Lake Charles is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to LCH?
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