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LCH to BIN: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Bamyan (Bamiyan Airport)
7,783 mi
12,525 km · 6,763 nm
15h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,783 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 44m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LCH — Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles, United States
- BIN — Bamiyan Airport · Bamyan, Afghanistan
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 BIN
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport81 mi away
- OAI · Bagram Air Base83 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base95 mi away
- GZI · Ghazni Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from BIN?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Bamyan (BIN) is 7,783 miles (12,525 km, 6,763 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to BIN?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 44m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LCH to BIN?
Nonstop service on LCH–BIN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 15h 44m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lake Charles and Bamyan?
Bamyan is 10.5 hours ahead of Lake Charles.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LCH to BIN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LCH–BIN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LCH to BIN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LCH–BIN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.