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FWA to LCH: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne International Airport) → Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
874 mi
1,407 km · 760 nm
2h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
874 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 22m 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
- FWA — Fort Wayne International Airport · Fort Wayne, 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 FWA
- SMD · Smith Field12 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport46 mi away
- MIE · Delaware County Johnson Field52 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base55 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 FWA from LCH?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne (FWA) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 874 miles (1,407 km, 760 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FWA to LCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 22m 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 Fort Wayne and Lake Charles?
Lake Charles is 1 hour behind Fort Wayne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FWA to LCH?
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