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CAX to LYE: distance & flight time
Carlisle (Carlisle Airport) → Lyneham (RAF Lyneham)
240 mi
386 km · 208 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
240 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 6m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- CAX — Carlisle Airport · Carlisle, United Kingdom
- LYE — RAF Lyneham · Lyneham, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CAX
- NCL · Newcastle Airport45 mi away
- BWF · Barrow Walney Island Airport59 mi away
- MME · Durham Tees Valley Airport63 mi away
- EDI · Edinburgh Airport73 mi away
Near LYE
- GBA · Cotswold Airport12 mi away
- FFD · RAF Fairford15 mi away
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton24 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CAX from LYE?
The flight distance from Carlisle (CAX) to Lyneham (LYE) is 240 miles (386 km, 208 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAX to LYE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 6m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CAX to LYE?
Nonstop service on CAX–LYE depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAX to LYE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CAX–LYE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CAX to LYE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CAX–LYE tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.