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LCH to STL: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → St. Louis (St Louis Lambert International Airport)
617 mi
994 km · 537 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
617 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- STL — St Louis Lambert International Airport · St. Louis, 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 STL
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport16 mi away
- ALN · St Louis Regional Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport32 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from STL?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to St. Louis (STL) is 617 miles (994 km, 537 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to STL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 49m 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 STL?
Nonstop service on LCH–STL 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 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LCH to STL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LCH–STL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LCH to STL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LCH–STL 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.