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ABH to LYS: distance & flight time
Alpha (Alpha Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
9,809 mi
15,786 km · 8,524 nm
19h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
9,809 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 42m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ABH — Alpha Airport · Alpha, Australia
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ABH
- BCI · Barcaldine Airport81 mi away
- CMQ · Clermont Airport89 mi away
- BKQ · Blackall Airport91 mi away
- EMD · Emerald Airport101 mi away
Near LYS
- LYN · Lyon-Bron Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport28 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport39 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ABH from LYS?
The flight distance from Alpha (ABH) to Lyon (LYS) is 9,809 miles (15,786 km, 8,524 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ABH to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 42m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ABH to LYS?
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