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WSY to LYN: distance & flight time
Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport) → Lyon (Lyon-Bron Airport)
9,739 mi
15,673 km · 8,463 nm
19h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
9,739 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 34m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WSY — Whitsunday Island Airport · Airlie Beach, Australia
- LYN — Lyon-Bron 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 WSY
- JHQ · Shute Harbour Airport0 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport14 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport20 mi away
- ZBO · Bowen Airport39 mi away
Near LYN
- LYS · Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport31 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport34 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WSY from LYN?
The flight distance from Airlie Beach (WSY) to Lyon (LYN) is 9,739 miles (15,673 km, 8,463 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WSY to LYN?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 34m 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 Airlie Beach and Lyon?
Lyon is 8 hours behind Airlie Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WSY to LYN?
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