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FCS to LYS: distance & flight time
Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
5,167 mi
8,315 km · 4,490 nm
10h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,167 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, United States
- 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 FCS
- COS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport9 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport82 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport62 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 FCS from LYS?
The flight distance from Fort Carson (FCS) to Lyon (LYS) is 5,167 miles (8,315 km, 4,490 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FCS to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 36m 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 Fort Carson and Lyon?
Lyon is 8 hours ahead of Fort Carson.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FCS to LYS?
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