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LCH to MCI: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Kansas City (Kansas City International Airport)
639 mi
1,029 km · 556 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
639 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m 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
- MCI — Kansas City International Airport · Kansas City, 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 MCI
- FLV · Sherman Army Air Field12 mi away
- MKC · Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport14 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport31 mi away
- LWC · Lawrence Municipal Airport33 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from MCI?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Kansas City (MCI) is 639 miles (1,029 km, 556 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to MCI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 MCI?
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