Port-to-port sea distance
Lake Charles to Puerto Cortes distance
The sea distance from Lake Charles (United States) to Puerto Cortes (Honduras) is about 988 nautical miles (1,830 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 3 days 10 hours at sea.
Distance
988 nm
1,830 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
3.4
3 days 10 hours
ECA miles
467 nm
47% of the route
Canals & straits
0
Open-sea route
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 4.1 days | 8.2 days |
| 11 knots | 3.7 days | 7.5 days |
| 12 knots | 3.4 days | 6.9 days |
| 13 knots | 3.2 days | 6.3 days |
| 14 knots | 2.9 days | 5.9 days |
| 15 knots | 2.7 days | 5.5 days |
Steaming time only, with no allowance for weather, canal waiting or port time. The round voyage assumes the ship ballasts back on the same route.
Routes compared
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
US Gulf clean products. Diesel and gasoline exports from the Texas and Louisiana refining belt to Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe, the core MR trade in the Atlantic.
- Typical ship sizes
- MR, LR1
- Related benchmark routes
- TC14 (USG–UKC MR), TC21 (USG–Caribbean MR)
Questions
How far is Lake Charles from Puerto Cortes by sea?
The sea distance from Lake Charles to Puerto Cortes is about 988 nautical miles (1,830 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Lake Charles to Puerto Cortes?
About 3 days 10 hours at 12 knots, or 2.9 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Lake Charles–Puerto Cortes route pass?
None. The shortest route stays in open water without passing a major canal or strait.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 467 nm, or 47% of the voyage, is inside an ECA, where ships must burn 0.10% sulphur fuel or use a scrubber.
Terms on this page
Distances are calculated by Vessbook on a modelled global shipping-lane network for a tanker at 12 m draft, from berth area to berth area.
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