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LCH to MSY: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
178 mi
286 km · 154 nm
56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
178 miles nonstop takes roughly 56m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, 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 MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from MSY?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to New Orleans (MSY) is 178 miles (286 km, 154 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 56m 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 MSY?
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