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LYS to LHK: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Guanghua (Guangzhou MR Air Base)
5,361 mi
8,627 km · 4,658 nm
10h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,361 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 59m 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
- LHK — Guangzhou MR Air Base · Guanghua, 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 LHK
- XFN · Xiangyang Liuji Airport39 mi away
- WDS · Shiyan Wudangshan Airport48 mi away
- NNY · Nanyang Jiangying Airport67 mi away
- HPG · Shennongjia Hongping Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from LHK?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Guanghua (LHK) is 5,361 miles (8,627 km, 4,658 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to LHK?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 cheapest way to fly from LYS to LHK?
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