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LYS to HNY: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Hengyang (Hengyang Nanyue Airport)
5,677 mi
9,136 km · 4,933 nm
11h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,677 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- HNY — Hengyang Nanyue Airport · Hengyang, China
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 HNY
- LLF · Lingling Airport74 mi away
- CSX · Changsha Huanghua International Airport96 mi away
- YIC · Yichun Mingyueshan Airport120 mi away
- WGN · Shaoyang Wugang Airport123 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from HNY?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Hengyang (HNY) is 5,677 miles (9,136 km, 4,933 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to HNY?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 36m 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 HNY?
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