Houston (IAH) to Lake Charles (LCH)
Flight time
≈ 1h 03m
Bearing
85° E
Houston (IAH) to Lake Charles (LCH) is 127 miles (204 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies IAH–LCH
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, CommuteAir was the only carrier flying nonstop IAH–LCH; the Embraer ERJ-145 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
166
July 2026
Seats
8,300
both directions
Passengers
6,799
both directions
Load factor
81.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies IAH–LCH?
CommuteAir was the only carrier to fly nonstop IAH–LCH in July 2026 (166 departures).
- C5
166 departures · 8,300 seats
Share of departures100.0%81.9%
Load
What plane flies IAH–LCH?
In July 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew 100% of IAH–LCH departures.
- Embraer ERJ-145
166 departures · 81.9% load
100.0%
How has IAH–LCH traffic changed?
Nonstop IAH–LCH departures rose from 159 in August 2025 to 166 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop IAH–LCH traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
159 departures · 6,763 passengers
81.1%
Load
September 2025
156 departures · 6,462 passengers
82.8%
Load
October 2025
176 departures · 7,197 passengers
81.8%
Load
November 2025
162 departures · 6,726 passengers
83.0%
Load
December 2025
127 departures · 5,632 passengers
88.7%
Load
January 2026
120 departures · 5,207 passengers
86.8%
Load
February 2026
106 departures · 4,686 passengers
88.4%
Load
March 2026
131 departures · 5,489 passengers
80.0%
Load
April 2026
183 departures · 7,877 passengers
84.5%
Load
May 2026
168 departures · 6,902 passengers
82.2%
Load
June 2026
166 departures · 7,061 passengers
81.7%
Load
July 2026
166 departures · 6,799 passengers
81.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
IAH → LCH
83.2% full
83 departures · 3,452 passengers
LCH → IAH
80.7% full
83 departures · 3,347 passengers
Nonstop IAH–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
Lake Charles
US
Lake Charles Regional Airport
Coordinates
30.13°N, 93.22°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Houston (IAH) from Lake Charles (LCH)?
IAH to LCH is 127 miles (204 km / 110 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from IAH to LCH?
A nonstop covers the 127-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 03m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies IAH–LCH?
In July 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying IAH–LCH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 127-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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