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GVR to LYN: distance & flight time
Governador Valadares (Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport) → Lyon (Lyon-Bron Airport)
5,344 mi
8,600 km · 4,644 nm
10h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,344 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 57m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GVR — Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport · Governador Valadares, Brazil
- LYN — Lyon-Bron 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 GVR
- IPN · Usiminas Airport52 mi away
- TFL · Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport76 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport118 mi away
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport139 mi away
Near LYN
- LYS · Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport31 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport34 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GVR from LYN?
The flight distance from Governador Valadares (GVR) to Lyon (LYN) is 5,344 miles (8,600 km, 4,644 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GVR to LYN?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 57m 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 Governador Valadares and Lyon?
Lyon is 5 hours ahead of Governador Valadares.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GVR to LYN?
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