What is the TSA wait at LCH right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH). We will not estimate one.
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Lake Charles Regional Airport TSA wait times
LCH · KLCH · Lake Charles, Louisiana
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
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Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
85%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Lake Charles Regional Airport left on time 85% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was the airline (30%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 99 minutes. 3% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was September 2025 (85%). The lowest was October 2025 (83%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| the airline | 4,545 | 30% |
| weather | 4,484 | 29% |
| late-arriving aircraft | 3,972 | 26% |
| the national airspace system | 2,370 | 15% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Jack Brooks Regional Airport BPT · Beaumont/Port Arthur49 mi
- Lafayette Regional Airport LFT · Lafayette74 mi
- Alexandria International Airport AEX · Alexandria92 mi
- Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport BTR · Baton Rouge127 mi
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport IAH · Houston127 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 15/33, 6,500 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 14.5 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 90,791
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I B
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2026/01/14
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for LCH?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH).
How often do flights leave LCH on time?
Flights out of Lake Charles Regional Airport left on time 85% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was the airline (30%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 99 minutes. 3% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to LCH?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near LCH?
The nearest airports in this list are Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT), 49 straight-line miles; Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), 74 straight-line miles; Alexandria International Airport (AEX), 92 straight-line miles; Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), 127 straight-line miles; George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), 127 straight-line miles.