Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FFO to LCH: distance & flight time
Dayton (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base) → Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
847 mi
1,363 km · 736 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
See live FFO→LCH fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
847 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m 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
- FFO — Wright-Patterson Air Force Base · Dayton, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near FFO
- DAY · James M Cox Dayton International Airport10 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport11 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport19 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark31 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 FFO from LCH?
The flight distance from Dayton (FFO) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 847 miles (1,363 km, 736 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FFO to LCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m 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 Dayton and Lake Charles?
Lake Charles is 1 hour behind Dayton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FFO to LCH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FFO–LCH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.