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LCH to DTN: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Shreveport (Shreveport Downtown Airport)
170 mi
273 km · 147 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
170 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- DTN — Shreveport Downtown Airport · Shreveport, 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 DTN
- BAD · Barksdale Air Force Base5 mi away
- SHV · Shreveport Regional Airport8 mi away
- GGG · East Texas Regional Airport57 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field65 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from DTN?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Shreveport (DTN) is 170 miles (273 km, 147 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to DTN?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 DTN?
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