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LYS to IWK: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Iwakuni (Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station)
6,009 mi
9,670 km · 5,222 nm
12h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,009 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 15m 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
- IWK — Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station · Iwakuni, Japan
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 IWK
- HIW · Hiroshimanishi Airport18 mi away
- MYJ · Matsuyama Airport34 mi away
- HIJ · Hiroshima Airport44 mi away
- IWJ · Iwami Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from IWK?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Iwakuni (IWK) is 6,009 miles (9,670 km, 5,222 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to IWK?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 IWK?
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