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YQU to LCH: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport)
2,142 mi
3,447 km · 1,861 nm
4h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
2,142 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 40m 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
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, 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 YQU
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport64 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport91 mi away
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport103 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport113 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 YQU from LCH?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 2,142 miles (3,447 km, 1,861 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to LCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 40m 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 Grande Prairie and Lake Charles?
Lake Charles is 1 hour ahead of Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to LCH?
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