Direct flights from Lake Charles (LCH) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 20 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 95% of the last 19 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 20 minutes early. 1 of the 19 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 475 km, an estimated 1 hour 7 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Lake Charles and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 14 November 2026 at 13:56 UTC.
How the Lake Charles to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LCH to DFW flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from LCH to DFW?
Great-circle distance is 475 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 64–71 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does LCH–DFW fly?
American Airlines runs the route with about 20 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at LCH and arrival-side delay at DFW, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.