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JAA to LYS: distance & flight time
Jalalabad (Jalalabad Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
3,448 mi
5,549 km · 2,996 nm
7h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,448 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 14m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- JAA — Jalalabad Airport · Jalalabad, 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 JAA
- PAJ · Parachinar Airport42 mi away
- PEW · Peshawar International Airport64 mi away
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport74 mi away
- OAI · Bagram Air Base80 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 JAA from LYS?
The flight distance from Jalalabad (JAA) to Lyon (LYS) is 3,448 miles (5,549 km, 2,996 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JAA to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 14m 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 Jalalabad and Lyon?
Lyon is 2.5 hours behind Jalalabad.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JAA to LYS?
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