Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MSN to LCH: distance & flight time
Madison (Dane County Regional Truax Field) → Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
924 mi
1,488 km · 803 nm
2h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
See live MSN→LCH fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
924 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 29m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- MSN — Dane County Regional Truax Field · Madison, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near MSN
- JVL · Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport39 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport43 mi away
- FLD · Fond du Lac County Airport61 mi away
- ETB · West Bend Municipal Airport64 mi away
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 MSN from LCH?
The flight distance from Madison (MSN) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 924 miles (1,488 km, 803 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSN to LCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 29m 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 MSN to LCH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSN–LCH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.