Nonstop flight route between Hollywood, Florida, United States and Lyon, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between North Perry Airport (HWO), Hollywood, Florida, United States and Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), Lyon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,739 miles (or 7,627 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between North Perry Airport and Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between North Perry Airport and Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about North Perry Airport (HWO):

• Because of North Perry Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at North Perry 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.
• In 2007, North Perry Airport was named the 2008 "General Aviation Airport of the Year" by the Florida Department of Transportation.
• The closest airport to North Perry Airport (HWO) is Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSW of HWO.
• On December 19, 1939, the HMS Orion, a British light cruiser chased the Aracua, a German freighter, into Port Everglades in Florida.
• The furthest airport from North Perry Airport (HWO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,579 miles (18,634 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• North Perry Airport (HWO) has 4 runways.

Facts about Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS):

• 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.
• The airport was inaugurated by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing on 12 April 1975 and opened to passengers a week later.
• In 1994 the LGV Rhône-Alpes high-speed rail line brought TGV service to the airport, providing direct trains to Paris and Marseille.
• Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport handled 8,451,039 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport", another name for LYS is "Aéroport Lyon-Saint Exupéry".
• 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.
• 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.
• Coach links connect the airport with the centre of Lyon and other towns in the area including Chambéry and Grenoble.
• 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.