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FRB to LCH: distance & flight time
Forbes (Forbes Airport) → Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
8,889 mi
14,305 km · 7,724 nm
17h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
8,889 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 54m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- FRB — Forbes Airport · Forbes, Australia
- 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
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Near FRB
- PKE · Parkes Airport24 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport53 mi away
- WWY · West Wyalong Airport58 mi away
- NGA · Young Airport64 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 FRB from LCH?
The flight distance from Forbes (FRB) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 8,889 miles (14,305 km, 7,724 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRB to LCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 54m 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 FRB to LCH?
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