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LYS to OKJ: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Okayama (Okayama Airport)
6,024 mi
9,695 km · 5,235 nm
12h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,024 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 17m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- OKJ — Okayama Airport · Okayama, 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 OKJ
- TAK · Takamatsu Airport39 mi away
- TTJ · Tottori Airport56 mi away
- HIJ · Hiroshima Airport58 mi away
- TKS · Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from OKJ?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Okayama (OKJ) is 6,024 miles (9,695 km, 5,235 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to OKJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 time difference between Lyon and Okayama?
Okayama is 7 hours ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to OKJ?
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