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YQF to LCH: distance & flight time
Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport) → Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
1,851 mi
2,979 km · 1,608 nm
4h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,851 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 6m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, Canada
- 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 YQF
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport46 mi away
- YYC · Calgary International Airport74 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport79 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport97 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 YQF from LCH?
The flight distance from Red Deer Industrial (YQF) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 1,851 miles (2,979 km, 1,608 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQF to LCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 6m 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 time difference between Red Deer Industrial and Lake Charles?
Lake Charles is 1 hour ahead of Red Deer Industrial.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQF to LCH?
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