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LCH to ELD: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → El Dorado (South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field)
215 mi
346 km · 187 nm
1h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
215 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 2m 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
- ELD — South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field · El Dorado, 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 ELD
- MLU · Monroe Regional Airport67 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field70 mi away
- BAD · Barksdale Air Force Base70 mi away
- DTN · Shreveport Downtown Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from ELD?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to El Dorado (ELD) is 215 miles (346 km, 187 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to ELD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 2m 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 ELD?
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