Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FYV to LYS: distance & flight time
Fayetteville (Drake Field) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
4,887 mi
7,864 km · 4,246 nm
10h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
See live FYV→LYS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,887 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 3m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FYV — Drake Field · Fayetteville, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near FYV
- XNA · Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport21 mi away
- FSM · Fort Smith Regional Airport47 mi away
- HRO · Boone County Airport59 mi away
- BKG · Branson Airport65 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 FYV from LYS?
The flight distance from Fayetteville (FYV) to Lyon (LYS) is 4,887 miles (7,864 km, 4,246 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FYV to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 3m 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 Fayetteville and Lyon?
Lyon is 7 hours ahead of Fayetteville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FYV to LYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FYV–LYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.