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JEF to LCH: distance & flight time
Jefferson City (Jefferson City Memorial Airport) → Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
588 mi
946 km · 511 nm
1h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
588 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 45m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- JEF — Jefferson City Memorial Airport · Jefferson City, 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 JEF
- COU · Columbia Regional Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport40 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field59 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base76 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 JEF from LCH?
The flight distance from Jefferson City (JEF) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 588 miles (946 km, 511 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JEF to LCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 45m 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 JEF to LCH?
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