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LCH to MDH: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Carbondale/Murphysboro (Southern Illinois Airport)
575 mi
926 km · 500 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
575 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m 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
- MDH — Southern Illinois Airport · Carbondale/Murphysboro, 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 MDH
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport13 mi away
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport56 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from MDH?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Carbondale/Murphysboro (MDH) is 575 miles (926 km, 500 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to MDH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 MDH?
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