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LYS to AER: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Sochi (Sochi International Airport)
1,710 mi
2,751 km · 1,486 nm
3h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,710 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 49m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- AER — Sochi International Airport · Sochi, Russia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AER
- SUI · Sukhumi Dranda Airport72 mi away
- KRR · Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport116 mi away
- GDZ · Gelendzhik Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from AER?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Sochi (AER) is 1,710 miles (2,751 km, 1,486 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to AER?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 49m 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 Sochi?
Sochi is 1 hour ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to AER?
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