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LYS to ALP: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Aleppo (Aleppo International Airport)
1,787 mi
2,877 km · 1,553 nm
3h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,787 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 58m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- ALP — Aleppo International Airport · Aleppo, Syria
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 ALP
- HTY · Hatay Airport54 mi away
- GZT · Gaziantep International Airport55 mi away
- LTK · Bassel Al-Assad International Airport90 mi away
- KCM · Kahramanmaraş Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from ALP?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Aleppo (ALP) is 1,787 miles (2,877 km, 1,553 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to ALP?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 58m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LYS to ALP?
Nonstop service on LYS–ALP depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lyon and Aleppo?
Aleppo is 2 hours ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to ALP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LYS–ALP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LYS to ALP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LYS–ALP tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.