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WEH to LYS: distance & flight time
Weihai (Weihai Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
5,506 mi
8,861 km · 4,785 nm
11h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,506 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 16m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WEH — Weihai Airport · Weihai, China
- 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 WEH
- YNT · Yantai Laishan Airport49 mi away
- TAO · Liuting Airport121 mi away
- DLC · Zhoushuizi Airport128 mi away
- CNI · Changhai Airport146 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 WEH from LYS?
The flight distance from Weihai (WEH) to Lyon (LYS) is 5,506 miles (8,861 km, 4,785 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WEH to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 16m 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 Weihai and Lyon?
Lyon is 6 hours behind Weihai.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WEH to LYS?
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