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YZF to LYS: distance & flight time
Yellowknife (Yellowknife Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
4,255 mi
6,848 km · 3,698 nm
8h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,255 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 49m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YZF — Yellowknife Airport · Yellowknife, 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 YZF
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport92 mi away
- YLE · Whatì Airport100 mi away
- YHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport120 mi away
- YFJ · Wekweètì Airport120 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 YZF from LYS?
The flight distance from Yellowknife (YZF) to Lyon (LYS) is 4,255 miles (6,848 km, 3,698 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZF to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 49m 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 Yellowknife and Lyon?
Lyon is 8 hours ahead of Yellowknife.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YZF to LYS?
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