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YKN to LYS: distance & flight time
Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
4,687 mi
7,544 km · 4,073 nm
9h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,687 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 39m 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
- YKN — Chan Gurney Municipal Airport · Yankton, 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 YKN
- FSD · Joe Foss Field Airport56 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field62 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport64 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport68 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 YKN from LYS?
The flight distance from Yankton (YKN) to Lyon (LYS) is 4,687 miles (7,544 km, 4,073 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKN to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 39m 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 Yankton and Lyon?
Lyon is 7 hours ahead of Yankton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKN to LYS?
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