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GBA to LEY: distance & flight time
Pailton (Cotswold Airport) → Lelystad (Lelystad Airport)
327 mi
526 km · 284 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
327 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- GBA — Cotswold Airport · Pailton, 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 GBA
- FFD · RAF Fairford11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham12 mi away
- GLO · Gloucestershire Airport16 mi away
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton21 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 GBA from LEY?
The flight distance from Pailton (GBA) to Lelystad (LEY) is 327 miles (526 km, 284 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBA to LEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 GBA to LEY?
Nonstop service on GBA–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 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Pailton and Lelystad?
Lelystad is 1 hour ahead of Pailton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBA to LEY?
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Why are some GBA to LEY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GBA–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.