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LFQ to LYS: distance & flight time
LINFEN (Linfen Qiaoli Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
5,171 mi
8,322 km · 4,494 nm
10h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,171 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 36m 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
- LFQ — Linfen Qiaoli Airport · LINFEN, China
- 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 LFQ
- YCU · Yuncheng Guangong Airport78 mi away
- CIH · Changzhi Airport83 mi away
- LYA · Luoyang Airport105 mi away
- LLV · Lüliang Airport111 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 LFQ from LYS?
The flight distance from LINFEN (LFQ) to Lyon (LYS) is 5,171 miles (8,322 km, 4,494 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LFQ to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 36m 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 LFQ to LYS?
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