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OKD to LYS: distance & flight time
Sapporo (Okadama Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
5,738 mi
9,235 km · 4,986 nm
11h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,738 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 43m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OKD — Okadama Airport · Sapporo, Japan
- 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 OKD
- CTS · New Chitose Airport28 mi away
- AKJ · Asahikawa Airport66 mi away
- OBO · Tokachi-Obihiro Airport97 mi away
- HKD · Hakodate Airport97 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 OKD from LYS?
The flight distance from Sapporo (OKD) to Lyon (LYS) is 5,738 miles (9,235 km, 4,986 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OKD to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 43m 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 Sapporo and Lyon?
Lyon is 7 hours behind Sapporo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OKD to LYS?
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