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LCH to RND: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → San Antonio (Randolph Air Force Base)
306 mi
492 km · 266 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
306 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- RND — Randolph Air Force Base · San Antonio, 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 RND
- SAT · San Antonio International Airport11 mi away
- SSF · Stinson Municipal Airport18 mi away
- AUS · Austin Bergstrom International Airport59 mi away
- SKF · Lackland Air Force Base21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from RND?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to San Antonio (RND) is 306 miles (492 km, 266 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to RND?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 RND?
Nonstop service on LCH–RND 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 1h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LCH to RND?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LCH–RND that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LCH to RND fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LCH–RND 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.