Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Lake Charles (LCH)
Flight time
≈ 1h 23m
Bearing
129° SE
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 295 miles (475 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DFW–LCH
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Envoy Air was the only carrier flying nonstop DFW–LCH; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 96% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
180
July 2026
Seats
13,603
both directions
Passengers
10,144
both directions
Load factor
74.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DFW–LCH?
Envoy Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop DFW–LCH in July 2026 (180 departures).
- MQ
180 departures · 13,603 seats
Share of departures100.0%74.6%
Load
What plane flies DFW–LCH?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 96% of DFW–LCH departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
173 departures · 74.3% load
96.1% - Embraer E170
7 departures · 83.1% load
3.9%
How has DFW–LCH traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–LCH departures fell from 185 in August 2025 to 180 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–LCH traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
185 departures · 9,264 passengers
74.7%
Load
September 2025
178 departures · 9,265 passengers
75.6%
Load
October 2025
182 departures · 9,914 passengers
76.3%
Load
November 2025
162 departures · 7,965 passengers
74.2%
Load
December 2025
180 departures · 9,024 passengers
74.7%
Load
January 2026
125 departures · 6,992 passengers
79.9%
Load
February 2026
138 departures · 7,802 passengers
81.3%
Load
March 2026
178 departures · 9,216 passengers
72.6%
Load
April 2026
176 departures · 9,086 passengers
69.7%
Load
May 2026
177 departures · 9,573 passengers
73.6%
Load
June 2026
169 departures · 8,790 passengers
71.7%
Load
July 2026
180 departures · 10,144 passengers
74.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DFW → LCH
74.3% full
90 departures · 5,054 passengers
LCH → DFW
74.9% full
90 departures · 5,090 passengers
Nonstop DFW–LCH traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Dallas-Fort Worth
US
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Coordinates
32.90°N, 97.04°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Lake Charles
US
Lake Charles Regional Airport
Coordinates
30.13°N, 93.22°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) from Lake Charles (LCH)?
DFW to LCH is 295 miles (475 km / 256 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DFW to LCH?
A nonstop covers the 295-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 23m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DFW–LCH?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (96.1%), followed by the Embraer E170 (3.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying DFW–LCH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 295-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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