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LCH to MKL: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Jackson (McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport)
453 mi
729 km · 394 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
453 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- MKL — McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport · 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 MKL
- NQA · Millington-Memphis Airport56 mi away
- BYH · Arkansas International Airport63 mi away
- OLV · Olive Branch Airport65 mi away
- MEM · Memphis International Airport71 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from MKL?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Jackson (MKL) is 453 miles (729 km, 394 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to MKL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 MKL?
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