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LYS to MLN: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Melilla (Melilla Airport)
835 mi
1,344 km · 726 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
835 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- MLN — Melilla Airport · Melilla, Spain
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 MLN
- NDR · Nador International Airport21 mi away
- AHU · Cherif Al Idrissi Airport50 mi away
- OUD · Angads Airport68 mi away
- TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from MLN?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Melilla (MLN) is 835 miles (1,344 km, 726 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to MLN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m 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 MLN?
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