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YSE to LYS: distance & flight time
Squamish (Squamish Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
5,146 mi
8,281 km · 4,471 nm
10h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,146 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 33m 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
- YSE — Squamish Airport · Squamish, 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 YSE
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport41 mi away
- YWS · Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome27 mi away
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome34 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport49 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 YSE from LYS?
The flight distance from Squamish (YSE) to Lyon (LYS) is 5,146 miles (8,281 km, 4,471 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSE to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 33m 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 YSE to LYS?
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