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MXF to LCH: distance & flight time
Montgomery (Maxwell Air Force Base) → Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
434 mi
698 km · 377 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
434 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- MXF — Maxwell Air Force Base · Montgomery, 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 MXF
- MGM · Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport6 mi away
- SEM · Craig Field36 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field42 mi away
- ALX · Thomas C Russell Field44 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 MXF from LCH?
The flight distance from Montgomery (MXF) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 434 miles (698 km, 377 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MXF to LCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 MXF to LCH?
Nonstop service on MXF–LCH 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 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MXF to LCH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MXF–LCH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MXF to LCH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MXF–LCH 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.