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CER to LID: distance & flight time
Cherbourg (Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
310 mi
498 km · 269 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
310 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CER — Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport · Cherbourg, France
- 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 CER
- ACI · Alderney Airport34 mi away
- JER · Jersey Airport45 mi away
- GCI · Guernsey Airport53 mi away
- GFR · Granville Airport53 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 CER from LID?
The flight distance from Cherbourg (CER) to Valkenburg (LID) is 310 miles (498 km, 269 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CER to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 CER to LID?
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