Lake Charles (LCH) to Lafayette (LFT)
Flight time
≈ 0h 57m
Bearing
85° E
Lake Charles (LCH) to Lafayette (LFT) is 74 miles (119 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LCH–LFT
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn July 2025, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LCH–LFT; the Bombardier CRJ-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 0% full.
Departures
1
July 2025
Seats
65
both directions
Passengers
0
both directions
Load factor
0.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LCH–LFT?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LCH–LFT in July 2025 (1 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
1 departures · 65 seats
Share of departures100.0%0.0%
Load
What plane flies LCH–LFT?
In July 2025, the Bombardier CRJ-700 flew 100% of LCH–LFT departures.
- Bombardier CRJ-700
1 departures · 0.0% load
100.0%
How has LCH–LFT traffic changed?
Nonstop LCH–LFT departures held steady at about 1 a month between May 2025 and July 2025.
Monthly nonstop LCH–LFT traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
June 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
July 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
Nonstop LCH–LFT traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2025; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Lake Charles
US
Lake Charles Regional Airport
Coordinates
30.13°N, 93.22°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Lake Charles (LCH) from Lafayette (LFT)?
LCH to LFT is 74 miles (119 km / 64 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LCH to LFT?
A nonstop covers the 74-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 57m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LCH–LFT?
In July 2025, the Bombardier CRJ-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LCH–LFT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 74-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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