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MTL to LYS: distance & flight time
Maitland (Maitland Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
10,446 mi
16,811 km · 9,077 nm
20h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
10,446 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 57m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MTL — Maitland Airport · Maitland, Australia
- 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 MTL
- CES · Cessnock Airport11 mi away
- NTL · Newcastle Airport21 mi away
- BEO · Lake Macquarie Airport27 mi away
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport88 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 MTL from LYS?
The flight distance from Maitland (MTL) to Lyon (LYS) is 10,446 miles (16,811 km, 9,077 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MTL to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 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 Maitland and Lyon?
Lyon is 8 hours behind Maitland.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MTL to LYS?
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