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FCS to LID: distance & flight time
Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
4,861 mi
7,822 km · 4,224 nm
10h
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,861 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, 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 FCS
- COS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport9 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport82 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport62 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 FCS from LID?
The flight distance from Fort Carson (FCS) to Valkenburg (LID) is 4,861 miles (7,822 km, 4,224 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FCS to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 Fort Carson and Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 8 hours ahead of Fort Carson.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FCS to LID?
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