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LYS to BBJ: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Birburg (Bitburg Airport)
300 mi
482 km · 260 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
300 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- BBJ — Bitburg Airport · Birburg, Germany
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 BBJ
- SPM · Spangdahlem Air Base6 mi away
- LUX · Luxembourg-Findel International Airport27 mi away
- HHN · Frankfurt-Hahn Airport31 mi away
- FRA · Frankfurt am Main Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from BBJ?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Birburg (BBJ) is 300 miles (482 km, 260 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to BBJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 BBJ?
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