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CWE to LID: distance & flight time
Cairo (Cairo West Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
2,032 mi
3,270 km · 1,766 nm
4h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,032 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 27m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CWE — Cairo West Airport · Cairo, Egypt
- 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 CWE
- CAI · Cairo International Airport29 mi away
- HBE · Borg El Arab International Airport91 mi away
- ALY · El Nouzha Airport93 mi away
- PSD · Port Said Airport112 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 CWE from LID?
The flight distance from Cairo (CWE) to Valkenburg (LID) is 2,032 miles (3,270 km, 1,766 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CWE to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 27m 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 Cairo and Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 1 hour behind Cairo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CWE to LID?
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