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CTA to LIL: distance & flight time
Catania (Catania-Fontanarossa Airport) → Lille (Lille-Lesquin Airport)
1,080 mi
1,738 km · 939 nm
2h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,080 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 49m 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
- CTA — Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · Catania, Italy
- LIL — Lille-Lesquin Airport · Lille, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CTA
- NSY · Sigonella Navy Air Base9 mi away
- CIY · Comiso Airport41 mi away
- REG · Reggio Calabria Airport53 mi away
- GZM · Xewkija Heliport109 mi away
Near LIL
- KJK · Wevelgem Airport18 mi away
- HZB · Merville-Calonne Airport20 mi away
- XVS · Valenciennes-Denain Airport23 mi away
- BYF · Albert-Bray Airport44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CTA from LIL?
The flight distance from Catania (CTA) to Lille (LIL) is 1,080 miles (1,738 km, 939 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CTA to LIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 49m 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 CTA to LIL?
Nonstop service on CTA–LIL 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 2h 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CTA to LIL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CTA–LIL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CTA to LIL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CTA–LIL 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.