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CHR to LYS: distance & flight time
Chateauroux (Châteauroux-Déols "Marcel Dassault" Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
179 mi
287 km · 155 nm
56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
179 miles nonstop takes roughly 56m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- CHR — Châteauroux-Déols "Marcel Dassault" Airport · Chateauroux, 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 CHR
- BOU · Bourges Airport34 mi away
- MCU · Montluçon-Guéret Airport54 mi away
- TUF · Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport61 mi away
- NVS · Nevers-Fourchambault Airport66 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 CHR from LYS?
The flight distance from Chateauroux (CHR) to Lyon (LYS) is 179 miles (287 km, 155 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CHR to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 56m 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 CHR to LYS?
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