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TIK to LCH: distance & flight time
Oklahoma City (Tinker Air Force Base) → Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
438 mi
705 km · 381 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
438 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- TIK — Tinker Air Force Base · Oklahoma City, 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 TIK
- OKC · Will Rogers World Airport12 mi away
- PWA · Wiley Post Airport17 mi away
- CUH · Cushing Municipal Airport51 mi away
- SWO · Stillwater Regional Airport54 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 TIK from LCH?
The flight distance from Oklahoma City (TIK) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 438 miles (705 km, 381 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIK 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.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TIK to LCH?
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