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LYS to WUS: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Wuyishan (Nanping Wuyishan Airport)
5,853 mi
9,420 km · 5,086 nm
11h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,853 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 57m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- WUS — Nanping Wuyishan Airport · Wuyishan, 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 WUS
- SQD · Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport47 mi away
- SQJ · Shaxian Airport89 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport103 mi away
- JDZ · Jingdezhen Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from WUS?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Wuyishan (WUS) is 5,853 miles (9,420 km, 5,086 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to WUS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 57m 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 Wuyishan?
Wuyishan is 6 hours ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to WUS?
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