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LCH to AUS: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Austin (Austin Bergstrom International Airport)
266 mi
428 km · 231 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
266 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- LCH — Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles, United States
- AUS — Austin Bergstrom International Airport · Austin, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AUS
- RND · Randolph Air Force Base59 mi away
- GRK · Robert Gray Army Air Field Airport61 mi away
- HLR · Hood Army Air Field65 mi away
- SAT · San Antonio International Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from AUS?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Austin (AUS) is 266 miles (428 km, 231 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to AUS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 LCH to AUS?
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