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LEY to DCU: distance & flight time
Lelystad (Lelystad Airport) → Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport)
4,462 mi
7,181 km · 3,877 nm
9h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,462 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 13m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LEY — Lelystad Airport · Lelystad, Netherlands
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LEY from DCU?
The flight distance from Lelystad (LEY) to Decatur (DCU) is 4,462 miles (7,181 km, 3,877 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEY to DCU?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 13m 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 LEY to DCU?
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