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KET to LYS: distance & flight time
Kengtung (Kengtung Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
5,387 mi
8,670 km · 4,681 nm
11h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,387 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 2m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KET — Kengtung Airport · Kengtung, Burma
- 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 KET
- MOG · Mong Hsat Airport59 mi away
- THL · Tachileik Airport60 mi away
- JMJ · Lancang Jingmai Airport78 mi away
- JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport86 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 KET from LYS?
The flight distance from Kengtung (KET) to Lyon (LYS) is 5,387 miles (8,670 km, 4,681 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KET to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 2m 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 Kengtung and Lyon?
Lyon is 4.5 hours behind Kengtung.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KET to LYS?
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