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HYS to LID: distance & flight time
Hays (Hays Regional Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
4,666 mi
7,509 km · 4,054 nm
9h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,666 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 37m 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
- HYS — Hays Regional Airport · Hays, 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 HYS
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport41 mi away
- DDC · Dodge City Regional Airport83 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport84 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 HYS from LID?
The flight distance from Hays (HYS) to Valkenburg (LID) is 4,666 miles (7,509 km, 4,054 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HYS to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 37m 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 Hays and Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 7 hours ahead of Hays.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HYS to LID?
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