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DAM to LYS: distance & flight time
Damascus (Damascus International Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
1,861 mi
2,996 km · 1,618 nm
4h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,861 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 7m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DAM — Damascus International Airport · Damascus, Syria
- 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 DAM
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport62 mi away
- BEY · Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport66 mi away
- OMF · King Hussein Air College74 mi away
- KYE · Rene Mouawad Air Base86 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 DAM from LYS?
The flight distance from Damascus (DAM) to Lyon (LYS) is 1,861 miles (2,996 km, 1,618 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DAM to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 7m 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 Damascus and Lyon?
Lyon is 1 hour behind Damascus.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DAM to LYS?
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