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POA to LYS: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
6,306 mi
10,148 km · 5,480 nm
12h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,306 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 50m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
- 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 POA
- CXJ · Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport55 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport137 mi away
- PET · João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport137 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport140 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 POA from LYS?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Lyon (LYS) is 6,306 miles (10,148 km, 5,480 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 50m 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 Porto Alegre and Lyon?
Lyon is 5 hours ahead of Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to LYS?
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