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LCH to JXN: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Jackson (Jackson County Reynolds Field)
969 mi
1,560 km · 842 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
969 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LCH — Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles, United States
- JXN — Jackson County Reynolds Field · Jackson, 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 JXN
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport57 mi away
- LAN · Capital City Airport36 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport37 mi away
- BTL · W K Kellogg Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from JXN?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Jackson (JXN) is 969 miles (1,560 km, 842 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to JXN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 34m 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 JXN?
Nonstop service on LCH–JXN 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 2h 34m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lake Charles and Jackson?
Jackson is 1 hour ahead of Lake Charles.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LCH to JXN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LCH–JXN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LCH to JXN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LCH–JXN 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.