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CDE to LID: distance & flight time
Chengde (Chengde Puning Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
4,870 mi
7,838 km · 4,232 nm
10h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,870 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- CDE — Chengde Puning Airport · Chengde, China
- LID — Valkenburg Naval Air Base · Valkenburg, Netherlands
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CDE
- CIF · Chifeng Airport88 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport106 mi away
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport113 mi away
- SHP · Shanhaiguan Airport118 mi away
Near LID
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol18 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport14 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base36 mi away
- GLZ · Gilze Rijen Air Base47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDE from LID?
The flight distance from Chengde (CDE) to Valkenburg (LID) is 4,870 miles (7,838 km, 4,232 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDE to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 1m 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 CDE to LID?
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