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CES to LID: distance & flight time
Cessnock (Cessnock Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
10,315 mi
16,601 km · 8,964 nm
20h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
10,315 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 42m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CES — Cessnock Airport · Cessnock, Australia
- 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 CES
- MTL · Maitland Airport11 mi away
- BEO · Lake Macquarie Airport26 mi away
- NTL · Newcastle Airport29 mi away
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport81 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 CES from LID?
The flight distance from Cessnock (CES) to Valkenburg (LID) is 10,315 miles (16,601 km, 8,964 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CES to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 42m 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 Cessnock and Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 8 hours behind Cessnock.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CES to LID?
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