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LCH to TYS: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport)
663 mi
1,067 km · 576 nm
1h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
663 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 54m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- TYS — McGhee Tyson Airport · Knoxville, 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 TYS
- MMI · McMinn County Airport43 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field62 mi away
- CSV · Crossville Memorial Whitson Field62 mi away
- AVL · Asheville Regional Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from TYS?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Knoxville (TYS) is 663 miles (1,067 km, 576 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to TYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 54m 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 TYS?
Nonstop service on LCH–TYS 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 54m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lake Charles and Knoxville?
Knoxville is 1 hour ahead of Lake Charles.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LCH to TYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LCH–TYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LCH to TYS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LCH–TYS 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.