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LYS to LBF: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
4,895 mi
7,878 km · 4,254 nm
10h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,895 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 4m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- LBF — North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field · North Platte, 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 LBF
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field53 mi away
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport64 mi away
- HDE · Brewster Field84 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from LBF?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to North Platte (LBF) is 4,895 miles (7,878 km, 4,254 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 4m 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 North Platte?
North Platte is 7 hours behind Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to LBF?
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