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LYS to BBC: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Bay City (Bay City Municipal Airport)
5,296 mi
8,523 km · 4,602 nm
10h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,296 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 51m 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
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- BBC — Bay City Municipal Airport · Bay City, United States
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 BBC
- LJN · Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport26 mi away
- PSX · Palacios Municipal Airport29 mi away
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport77 mi away
- SGR · Sugar Land Regional Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from BBC?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Bay City (BBC) is 5,296 miles (8,523 km, 4,602 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to BBC?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 51m 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 LYS to BBC?
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