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AJA to LYS: distance & flight time
Ajaccio (Ajaccio-Napoléon Bonaparte Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
322 mi
517 km · 279 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
322 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m 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
- AJA — Ajaccio-Napoléon Bonaparte Airport · Ajaccio, France
- 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 AJA
- PRP · Propriano Airport19 mi away
- SOZ · Solenzara (BA 126) Air Base31 mi away
- FSC · Figari Sud-Corse Airport33 mi away
- CLY · Calvi-Sainte-Catherine Airport42 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 AJA from LYS?
The flight distance from Ajaccio (AJA) to Lyon (LYS) is 322 miles (517 km, 279 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AJA to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 AJA to LYS?
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