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LCH to LYU: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Ely (Ely Municipal Airport)
1,225 mi
1,972 km · 1,065 nm
3h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,225 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 8m 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
- LYU — Ely Municipal Airport · Ely, 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 LYU
- HIB · Range Regional Airport56 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport66 mi away
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport67 mi away
- DLH · Duluth International Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from LYU?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Ely (LYU) is 1,225 miles (1,972 km, 1,065 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to LYU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 8m 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 LYU?
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