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LCH to YUA: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base)
8,450 mi
13,598 km · 7,343 nm
17h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,450 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 2m 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
- YUA — Yuanmou Air Base · Yuanmou, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 YUA
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport56 mi away
- KMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport79 mi away
- DLU · Dali Airport98 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LCH from YUA?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Yuanmou (YUA) is 8,450 miles (13,598 km, 7,343 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to YUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 2m 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 YUA?
Nonstop service on LCH–YUA 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 17h 2m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LCH to YUA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LCH–YUA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LCH to YUA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LCH–YUA 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.