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LCH to DFW: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Dallas-Fort Worth (Dallas Fort Worth International Airport)
295 mi
475 km · 256 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
295 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- DFW — Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth, 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 DFW
- DAL · Dallas Love Field11 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport13 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport17 mi away
- RBD · Dallas Executive Airport18 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from DFW?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) is 295 miles (475 km, 256 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to DFW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 DFW?
Nonstop service on LCH–DFW 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 1h 15m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LCH to DFW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LCH–DFW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LCH to DFW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LCH–DFW 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.