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NPE to LYS: distance & flight time
NAPIER (Hawke's Bay Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
11,836 mi
19,049 km · 10,285 nm
23h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-10h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
11,836 miles nonstop takes roughly 23h 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NPE — Hawke's Bay Airport · NAPIER, New Zealand
- 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 NPE
- WIR · Wairoa Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport66 mi away
- GIS · Gisborne Airport81 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport89 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 NPE from LYS?
The flight distance from NAPIER (NPE) to Lyon (LYS) is 11,836 miles (19,049 km, 10,285 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NPE to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 23h 40m 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 NAPIER and Lyon?
Lyon is 10 hours behind NAPIER.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NPE to LYS?
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