Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FSD to LWR: distance & flight time
Sioux Falls (Joe Foss Field Airport) → Leeuwarden (Leeuwarden Air Base)
4,333 mi
6,974 km · 3,766 nm
8h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
See live FSD→LWR fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,333 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 58m 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
- FSD — Joe Foss Field Airport · Sioux Falls, United States
- LWR — Leeuwarden Air Base · Leeuwarden, 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 FSD
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport56 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport66 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport82 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field83 mi away
Near LWR
- GRQ · Eelde Airport35 mi away
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol76 mi away
- DHR · De Kooy Airport46 mi away
- BMK · Borkum Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FSD from LWR?
The flight distance from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Leeuwarden (LWR) is 4,333 miles (6,974 km, 3,766 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FSD to LWR?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 58m 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 Sioux Falls and Leeuwarden?
Leeuwarden is 7 hours ahead of Sioux Falls.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FSD to LWR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FSD–LWR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.