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LCH to NEW: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Lakefront Airport)
191 mi
308 km · 166 nm
58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
191 miles nonstop takes roughly 58m 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
- NEW — Lakefront 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 NEW
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from NEW?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to New Orleans (NEW) is 191 miles (308 km, 166 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to NEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 58m 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 NEW?
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