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IES to LEY: distance & flight time
Riesa (Riesa-Göhlis Airport) → Lelystad (Lelystad Airport)
343 mi
553 km · 298 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
343 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- IES — Riesa-Göhlis Airport · Riesa, Germany
- 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 IES
- DRS · Dresden Airport21 mi away
- AOC · Altenburg-Nobitz Airport43 mi away
- LEJ · Leipzig/Halle Airport49 mi away
- QXH · Schönhagen Airport63 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 IES from LEY?
The flight distance from Riesa (IES) to Lelystad (LEY) is 343 miles (553 km, 298 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IES to LEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 cheapest way to fly from IES to LEY?
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