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MQY to LCH: distance & flight time
Smyrna (Smyrna Airport) → Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
562 mi
904 km · 488 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
562 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- MQY — Smyrna Airport · Smyrna, United States
- LCH — Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MQY
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is MQY from LCH?
The flight distance from Smyrna (MQY) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 562 miles (904 km, 488 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MQY to LCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MQY to LCH?
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