Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LYS to PAM: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Panama City (Tyndall Air Force Base)
4,795 mi
7,717 km · 4,167 nm
9h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading west
See live LYS→PAM fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,795 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 52m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- PAM — Tyndall Air Force Base · Panama City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 PAM
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from PAM?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Panama City (PAM) is 4,795 miles (7,717 km, 4,167 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to PAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 52m 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 Panama City?
Panama City is 7 hours behind Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to PAM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LYS–PAM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.