Flights Lake Charles → Dallas-Fort Worth
LCH → DFW
How long is the flight from Lake Charles to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Lake Charles (LCH) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes about 1h 1m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Lake Charles to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with an average on-time performance rate of 89%, experiencing a mean delay of only 3.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 253 flights using Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 87.8 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Lake Charles (LCH) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 644 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.95%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Lake Charles the average ATFM delay is 4.7 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Lake Charles (LCH) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads north-west for about 475 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 1m.
Departures from Lake Charles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of LCH-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Lake Charles the average ATFM delay is 4.7 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 644 tracked LCH-DFW flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 3.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about LCH-DFW
The flight from Lake Charles (LCH) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes about 1h 1m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Lake Charles (LCH) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 644 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Lake Charles-Dallas-Fort Worth is 2.95% across 644 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
