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GZI to LYS: distance & flight time
Ghazni (Ghazni Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
3,382 mi
5,443 km · 2,939 nm
7h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,382 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- GZI — Ghazni Airport · Ghazni, Afghanistan
- 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 GZI
- OAS · Sharana Airstrip37 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base47 mi away
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport85 mi away
- KHT · Khost Airport90 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 GZI from LYS?
The flight distance from Ghazni (GZI) to Lyon (LYS) is 3,382 miles (5,443 km, 2,939 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GZI to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 6m 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 cheapest way to fly from GZI to LYS?
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