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MRV to LYS: distance & flight time
Mineralnye Vody (Mineralnyye Vody Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
1,843 mi
2,966 km · 1,601 nm
4h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,843 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 5m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MRV — Mineralnyye Vody Airport · Mineralnye Vody, Russia
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MRV
- NAL · Nalchik Airport56 mi away
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport77 mi away
- OGZ · Beslan Airport104 mi away
- IGT · Magas Airport115 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is MRV from LYS?
The flight distance from Mineralnye Vody (MRV) to Lyon (LYS) is 1,843 miles (2,966 km, 1,601 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MRV to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 5m 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 Mineralnye Vody and Lyon?
Lyon is 1 hour behind Mineralnye Vody.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MRV to LYS?
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