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DCU to QLS: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Lausanne (Lausanne-Blécherette Airport)
4,686 mi
7,541 km · 4,072 nm
9h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,686 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 39m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, United States
- QLS — Lausanne-Blécherette Airport · Lausanne, Switzerland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
Near QLS
- QNJ · Annemasse Airport30 mi away
- QNC · Neuchatel Airport31 mi away
- GVA · Geneva Cointrin International Airport32 mi away
- SIR · Sion Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from QLS?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Lausanne (QLS) is 4,686 miles (7,541 km, 4,072 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to QLS?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 39m 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 DCU to QLS?
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