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GFR to SYO: distance & flight time
Granville (Granville Airport) → Shonai (Shonai Airport)
5,933 mi
9,548 km · 5,156 nm
12h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,933 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 6m 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
- GFR — Granville Airport · Granville, France
- SYO — Shonai Airport · Shonai, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near GFR
- DNR · Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo Airport31 mi away
- JER · Jersey Airport36 mi away
- CER · Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport53 mi away
- CFR · Caen-Carpiquet Airport54 mi away
Near SYO
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport42 mi away
- AXT · Akita Airport60 mi away
- KIJ · Niigata Airport69 mi away
- SDJ · Sendai Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GFR from SYO?
The flight distance from Granville (GFR) to Shonai (SYO) is 5,933 miles (9,548 km, 5,156 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFR to SYO?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 6m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GFR to SYO?
Nonstop service on GFR–SYO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 12h 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Granville and Shonai?
Shonai is 7 hours ahead of Granville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFR to SYO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GFR–SYO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GFR to SYO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GFR–SYO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.