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YQS to LYS: distance & flight time
St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
4,052 mi
6,522 km · 3,521 nm
8h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,052 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 25m 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
- YQS — St Thomas Municipal Airport · St Thomas, 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 YQS
- YXU · London Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome41 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport97 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport60 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 YQS from LYS?
The flight distance from St Thomas (YQS) to Lyon (LYS) is 4,052 miles (6,522 km, 3,521 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQS to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 25m 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 YQS to LYS?
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