Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
DYS to LID: distance & flight time
Abilene (Dyess Air Force Base) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
5,030 mi
8,094 km · 4,371 nm
10h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
See live DYS→LID fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,030 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 20m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DYS — Dyess Air Force Base · Abilene, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near DYS
- ABI · Abilene Regional Airport10 mi away
- BKD · Stephens County Airport60 mi away
- SJT · San Angelo Regional Mathis Field83 mi away
- BBD · Curtis Field91 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 DYS from LID?
The flight distance from Abilene (DYS) to Valkenburg (LID) is 5,030 miles (8,094 km, 4,371 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DYS to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 20m 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 Abilene and Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 7 hours ahead of Abilene.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DYS to LID?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DYS–LID that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.