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LCH to TYN: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Taiyuan (Taiyuan Wusu Airport)
7,459 mi
12,004 km · 6,481 nm
15h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,459 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 6m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LCH — Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles, United States
- TYN — Taiyuan Wusu Airport · Taiyuan, China
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 TYN
- WUT · Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport62 mi away
- LLV · Lüliang Airport81 mi away
- CIH · Changzhi Airport107 mi away
- SJW · Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from TYN?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Taiyuan (TYN) is 7,459 miles (12,004 km, 6,481 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to TYN?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 6m 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 TYN?
Nonstop service on LCH–TYN 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 15h 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lake Charles and Taiyuan?
Taiyuan is 13 hours ahead of Lake Charles.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LCH to TYN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LCH–TYN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LCH to TYN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LCH–TYN 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.