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DET to LID: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
3,899 mi
6,275 km · 3,388 nm
8h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,899 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 7m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
- 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 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 DET from LID?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Valkenburg (LID) is 3,899 miles (6,275 km, 3,388 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 7m 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 Detroit and Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to LID?
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