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PPN to LYS: distance & flight time
Popayan (Guillermo León Valencia Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
5,696 mi
9,168 km · 4,950 nm
11h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,696 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 38m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PPN — Guillermo León Valencia Airport · Popayan, Colombia
- 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 PPN
- PTX · Pitalito Airport55 mi away
- CLO · Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport77 mi away
- PSO · Antonio Narino Airport87 mi away
- GPI · Juan Casiano 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 PPN from LYS?
The flight distance from Popayan (PPN) to Lyon (LYS) is 5,696 miles (9,168 km, 4,950 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PPN to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 38m 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 Popayan and Lyon?
Lyon is 7 hours ahead of Popayan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PPN to LYS?
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