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IOW to LID: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
4,249 mi
6,839 km · 3,693 nm
8h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,249 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 48m 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
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, 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 IOW
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport19 mi away
- MLI · Quad City International Airport55 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport59 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport63 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 IOW from LID?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Valkenburg (LID) is 4,249 miles (6,839 km, 3,693 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 48m 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 Iowa City and Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 7 hours ahead of Iowa City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to LID?
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