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FFD to LEY: distance & flight time
Fairford (RAF Fairford) → Lelystad (Lelystad Airport)
315 mi
507 km · 274 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
315 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FFD — RAF Fairford · Fairford, United Kingdom
- LEY — Lelystad Airport · Lelystad, Netherlands
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FFD
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton10 mi away
- GBA · Cotswold Airport11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham15 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport59 mi away
Near LEY
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol34 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- DHR · De Kooy Airport45 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base51 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FFD from LEY?
The flight distance from Fairford (FFD) to Lelystad (LEY) is 315 miles (507 km, 274 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FFD to LEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from FFD to LEY?
Nonstop service on FFD–LEY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 18m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fairford and Lelystad?
Lelystad is 1 hour ahead of Fairford.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FFD to LEY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FFD–LEY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FFD to LEY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FFD–LEY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.