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LYN to MSY: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon-Bron Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
4,999 mi
8,046 km · 4,344 nm
10h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,999 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 16m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LYN — Lyon-Bron Airport · Lyon, France
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYN from MSY?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYN) to New Orleans (MSY) is 4,999 miles (8,046 km, 4,344 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYN to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 16m 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 Lyon and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 7 hours behind Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYN to MSY?
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