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YQG to LYS: distance & flight time
Windsor (Windsor Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
4,149 mi
6,676 km · 3,605 nm
8h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,149 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQG — Windsor Airport · Windsor, Canada
- 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 YQG
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport24 mi away
- YIP · Willow Run Airport30 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 YQG from LYS?
The flight distance from Windsor (YQG) to Lyon (LYS) is 4,149 miles (6,676 km, 3,605 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQG to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 36m 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 Windsor and Lyon?
Lyon is 6 hours ahead of Windsor.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQG to LYS?
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