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TCL to LCH: distance & flight time
Tuscaloosa AL (Tuscaloosa Regional Airport) → Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
393 mi
633 km · 342 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
393 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m 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
- TCL — Tuscaloosa Regional Airport · Tuscaloosa AL, 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 TCL
- BHM · Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport55 mi away
- CBM · Columbus Air Force Base56 mi away
- GTR · Golden Triangle Regional Airport59 mi away
- SEM · Craig Field71 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 TCL from LCH?
The flight distance from Tuscaloosa AL (TCL) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 393 miles (633 km, 342 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TCL to LCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 TCL to LCH?
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