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SPA to LYS: distance & flight time
Spartangurg (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
4,417 mi
7,109 km · 3,839 nm
9h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,417 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 8m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- SPA — Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartangurg, United States
- 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 SPA
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport15 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport61 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport23 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport26 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 SPA from LYS?
The flight distance from Spartangurg (SPA) to Lyon (LYS) is 4,417 miles (7,109 km, 3,839 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPA to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 8m 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 cheapest way to fly from SPA to LYS?
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