Nonstop flight route between Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Lyon, France:
Departure Airport:
(17°12'20"N by 62°35'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(45°43'32"N by 5°4'51"E)
Distance from NEV to LYS:
4,303.14 miles (6,925.22 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV), Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), Lyon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,303 miles (or 6,925 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEV / TKPN |
| Airport Name: | Vance W. Amory International Airport |
| Location: | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°12'20"N by 62°35'24"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Nevis Air and Sea Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NEV |
| More Information: | NEV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYS / LFLL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lyon, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°43'32"N by 5°4'51"E |
| Area Served: | Lyon, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Aéroport de Lyon |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 821 feet (250 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LYS |
| More Information: | LYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV):
- Because of Vance W. Amory International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Vance W. Amory International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) is Port Hedland International Airport (PHE), which is nearly antipodal to Vance W. Amory International Airport (meaning Vance W. Amory International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Hedland International Airport), and is located 12,204 miles (19,640 kilometers) away in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia.
- Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) is Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of NEV.
Facts about Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS):
- In 1994 the LGV Rhône-Alpes high-speed rail line brought TGV service to the airport, providing direct trains to Paris and Marseille.
- The closest airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) is Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) W of LYS.
- In addition to being known as "Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport", another name for LYS is "Aéroport Lyon-Saint Exupéry".
- Because of Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport's relatively low elevation of 821 feet, planes can take off or land at Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (meaning Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,284 miles (19,770 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) has 2 runways.
- Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport handled 8,451,039 passengers last year.
- The Rhônexpress tramway began operations in August 2010 and links the TGV rail station of Lyon Part-Dieu with the Gare de Lyon Saint-Exupéry in less than 30 minutes, albeit at a price many travellers find extortionate.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.20 miles (18.03 km) NW | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |     |
| 2 | 32.61 miles (52.48 km) NW | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 3 | 38.81 miles (62.45 km) SE | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 51.10 miles (82.24 km) NNW | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 5 | 51.50 miles (82.88 km) NW | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 6 | 52.82 miles (85.01 km) E | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 7 | 58.43 miles (94.04 km) ENE | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 8 | 67.09 miles (107.97 km) NNW | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 9 | 68.82 miles (110.76 km) NNW | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 10 | 75.52 miles (121.53 km) NNW | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 11 | 95.86 miles (154.27 km) SE | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 12 | 114.27 miles (183.89 km) SE | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 13 | 142.99 miles (230.11 km) SE | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 14 | 144.32 miles (232.26 km) WNW | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 148.18 miles (238.47 km) NW | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,203.63 miles (19,639.79 km) SSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,190.97 miles (19,619.41 km) S | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,152.01 miles (19,556.71 km) SSE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,118.94 miles (19,503.50 km) S | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,115.34 miles (19,497.70 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,087.15 miles (19,452.33 km) S | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,052.83 miles (19,397.10 km) S | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,042.15 miles (19,379.91 km) SSW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,028.63 miles (19,358.16 km) SSW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,027.63 miles (19,356.54 km) SSE | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,024.30 miles (19,351.18 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,024.03 miles (19,350.75 km) S | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,980.47 miles (19,280.65 km) SSW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,896.24 miles (19,145.10 km) W | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,881.06 miles (19,120.66 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.86 miles (11.05 km) W | Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) | Lyon, France | |
| 2 | 27.78 miles (44.71 km) SSE | Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB) | Grenoble, France | |
| 3 | 34.67 miles (55.80 km) NNE | Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | |
| 4 | 39.07 miles (62.87 km) E | Chambéry Airport (CMF) | Chambéry, France | |
| 5 | 40.01 miles (64.39 km) WSW | Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) | Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France | |
| 6 | 56.23 miles (90.50 km) S | Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) | Valence, France | |
| 7 | 60.77 miles (97.80 km) NE | Geneva International Airport (GVA) | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 8 | 65.50 miles (105.41 km) ENE | Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) | Annemasse, France | |
| 9 | 65.67 miles (105.69 km) SE | Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) | Alpe d'Huez, France | |
| 10 | 75.64 miles (121.74 km) ESE | Méribel Airport (MFX) | Meribel, France | |
| 11 | 75.87 miles (122.10 km) E | Megève Aerodrome (MVV) | Megève, France | |
| 12 | 77.96 miles (125.46 km) SW | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 13 | 78.49 miles (126.31 km) ESE | Courchevel Airport (CVF) | Courchevel, France | |
| 14 | 92.56 miles (148.96 km) N | Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) | Dole, France | |
| 15 | 92.58 miles (149.00 km) W | Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,284.45 miles (19,769.86 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,860.31 miles (19,087.26 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,839.69 miles (19,054.09 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,836.38 miles (19,048.75 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,830.87 miles (19,039.89 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,830.61 miles (19,039.47 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,828.82 miles (19,036.60 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,823.77 miles (19,028.47 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,805.99 miles (18,999.85 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,801.22 miles (18,992.17 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,791.05 miles (18,975.81 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,774.43 miles (18,949.06 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,770.69 miles (18,943.04 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,769.34 miles (18,940.87 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,755.87 miles (18,919.20 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |