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LEY to ABI: distance & flight time
Lelystad (Lelystad Airport) → Abilene (Abilene Regional Airport)
5,053 mi
8,133 km · 4,391 nm
10h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,053 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 23m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LEY — Lelystad Airport · Lelystad, Netherlands
- ABI — Abilene Regional Airport · Abilene, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ABI
- DYS · Dyess Air Force Base10 mi away
- BKD · Stephens County Airport51 mi away
- SJT · San Angelo Regional Mathis Field87 mi away
- BBD · Curtis Field88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LEY from ABI?
The flight distance from Lelystad (LEY) to Abilene (ABI) is 5,053 miles (8,133 km, 4,391 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEY to ABI?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 23m 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 Lelystad and Abilene?
Abilene is 7 hours behind Lelystad.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LEY to ABI?
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