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NDY to LME: distance & flight time
Sanday (Sanday Airport) → Le Mans (Le Mans-Arnage Airport)
789 mi
1,270 km · 686 nm
2h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
789 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 11m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NDY — Sanday Airport · Sanday, United Kingdom
- LME — Le Mans-Arnage Airport · Le Mans, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NDY
- SOY · Stronsay Airport7 mi away
- EOI · Eday Airport8 mi away
- NRL · North Ronaldsay Airport10 mi away
- PPW · Papa Westray Airport13 mi away
Near LME
- ANE · Angers-Loire Airport36 mi away
- TUF · Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport43 mi away
- LVA · Laval-Entrammes Airport44 mi away
- ORE · Orléans-Bricy (BA 123) Air Base72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NDY from LME?
The flight distance from Sanday (NDY) to Le Mans (LME) is 789 miles (1,270 km, 686 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NDY to LME?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 11m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from NDY to LME?
Nonstop service on NDY–LME depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 11m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sanday and Le Mans?
Le Mans is 1 hour ahead of Sanday.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NDY to LME?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NDY–LME that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NDY to LME fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NDY–LME tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.