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LCH to PBI: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International Airport)
832 mi
1,339 km · 723 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
832 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LCH — Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles, United States
- PBI — Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach, 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 PBI
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport42 mi away
- LNA · Palm Beach County Park Airport6 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport21 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from PBI?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to West Palm Beach (PBI) is 832 miles (1,339 km, 723 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to PBI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LCH to PBI?
Nonstop service on LCH–PBI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lake Charles and West Palm Beach?
West Palm Beach is 1 hour ahead of Lake Charles.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LCH to PBI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LCH–PBI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LCH to PBI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LCH–PBI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.