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GFL to LYS: distance & flight time
Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
3,715 mi
5,979 km · 3,229 nm
7h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,715 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 45m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GFL — Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Queensbury, 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 GFL
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport36 mi away
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport37 mi away
- ALB · Albany International Airport42 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport66 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 GFL from LYS?
The flight distance from Queensbury (GFL) to Lyon (LYS) is 3,715 miles (5,979 km, 3,229 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFL to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 45m 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 Queensbury and Lyon?
Lyon is 6 hours ahead of Queensbury.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFL to LYS?
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