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LCH to CIF: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Chifeng (Chifeng Airport)
7,035 mi
11,322 km · 6,114 nm
14h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,035 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 16m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LCH — Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles, United States
- CIF — Chifeng Airport · Chifeng, China
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 CIF
- CDE · Chengde Puning Airport88 mi away
- CHG · Chaoyang Airport92 mi away
- JNZ · Jinzhou Airport136 mi away
- XEN · Xingcheng Air Base147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from CIF?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Chifeng (CIF) is 7,035 miles (11,322 km, 6,114 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to CIF?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 16m 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 CIF?
Nonstop service on LCH–CIF 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 14h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lake Charles and Chifeng?
Chifeng is 13 hours ahead of Lake Charles.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LCH to CIF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LCH–CIF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LCH to CIF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LCH–CIF 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.