# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Lake Charles (LCH)

> 1,472 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,472 km / 914 mi / 795 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 226° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → United States
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 02:50 in Guadalajara, it's 03:50 in Lake Charles)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,001 ft (LCH is lower than GDL)

## Airports

### [Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport (GDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdl-guadalajara-don-miguel-hidalgo-y-costilla-international-airport/1ef266df-6174-6e74-a46e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guadalajara, Mexico
- ICAO: MMGL
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 20.520000, -103.310000
- Elevation: 5,016 ft

### [Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lch-lake-charles-lake-charles-regional-airport/1ef266df-2715-610c-9860-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lake Charles, United States
- ICAO: KLCH
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 30.130000, -93.220000
- Elevation: 15 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:50 in Guadalajara, it's 03:50 in Lake Charles.

## Related

- [Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport (GDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdl-guadalajara-don-miguel-hidalgo-y-costilla-international-airport/1ef266df-6174-6e74-a46e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lch-lake-charles-lake-charles-regional-airport/1ef266df-2715-610c-9860-06bb2780ed98)
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