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AVR to LYS: distance & flight time
Alverca (Alverca Air Base) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
860 mi
1,385 km · 748 nm
2h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
860 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 20m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AVR — Alverca Air Base · Alverca, Portugal
- 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 AVR
- LIS · Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)9 mi away
- CAT · Cascais Airport21 mi away
- QLR · Monte Real Air Base66 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase81 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 AVR from LYS?
The flight distance from Alverca (AVR) to Lyon (LYS) is 860 miles (1,385 km, 748 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVR to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 20m 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 time difference between Alverca and Lyon?
Lyon is 1 hour ahead of Alverca.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AVR to LYS?
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