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LCH to HYS: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Hays (Hays Regional Airport)
693 mi
1,116 km · 603 nm
1h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
693 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 58m 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
- HYS — Hays Regional Airport · Hays, 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 HYS
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport41 mi away
- DDC · Dodge City Regional Airport83 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from HYS?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Hays (HYS) is 693 miles (1,116 km, 603 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to HYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 58m 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 HYS?
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