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LYS to KYE: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Kleiat (Rene Mouawad Air Base)
1,791 mi
2,882 km · 1,556 nm
3h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,791 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 59m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- KYE — Rene Mouawad Air Base · Kleiat, Lebanon
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 KYE
- LTK · Bassel Al-Assad International Airport56 mi away
- BEY · Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport61 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport86 mi away
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from KYE?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Kleiat (KYE) is 1,791 miles (2,882 km, 1,556 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to KYE?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 59m 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 time difference between Lyon and Kleiat?
Kleiat is 1 hour ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to KYE?
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