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LEY to FRB: distance & flight time
Lelystad (Lelystad Airport) → Forbes (Forbes Airport)
10,161 mi
16,353 km · 8,830 nm
20h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,161 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 23m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- FRB — Forbes Airport · Forbes, Australia
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 FRB
- PKE · Parkes Airport24 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport53 mi away
- WWY · West Wyalong Airport58 mi away
- NGA · Young Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LEY from FRB?
The flight distance from Lelystad (LEY) to Forbes (FRB) is 10,161 miles (16,353 km, 8,830 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEY to FRB?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 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 cheapest way to fly from LEY to FRB?
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