Lake Charles has a small regional airport that makes flying directly into Lake Charles easy and affordable. Since it's a small airport, there are only two airlines, United and American, that fly into LCH.

Please note that although the airport is small, you still need to arrive at least 1 hour before your flight if you have checked luggage. The same person works both the check-in counter and gate so if you arrive too late you won't be able to check in your luggage and may miss your flight.

Another good option is to fly into Lafayette and drive to Lake Charles, around 1.5 hours. LFT is also a smaller regional airport, but has more airline options.

Houston is about a 3-3.5 hour drive from Lake Charles and has two large airports, IAH and Houston-Hobby. Both airports have several options of airlines and rental cars.