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YZH to LYS: distance & flight time
Slave Lake (Slave Lake Airport) → Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport)
4,629 mi
7,450 km · 4,023 nm
9h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,629 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 33m 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
- YZH — Slave Lake Airport · Slave Lake, 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 YZH
- YZU · Whitecourt Airport89 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport122 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport129 mi away
- YET · Edson Airport136 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 YZH from LYS?
The flight distance from Slave Lake (YZH) to Lyon (LYS) is 4,629 miles (7,450 km, 4,023 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZH to LYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 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 time difference between Slave Lake and Lyon?
Lyon is 8 hours ahead of Slave Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YZH to LYS?
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