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LID to BGZ: distance & flight time
Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base) → Braga (Braga Municipal Aerodrome)
948 mi
1,525 km · 823 nm
2h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
948 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 32m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LID — Valkenburg Naval Air Base · Valkenburg, Netherlands
- BGZ — Braga Municipal Aerodrome · Braga, Portugal
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BGZ
- OPO · Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport26 mi away
- VRL · Vila Real Airport43 mi away
- VGO · Vigo Airport46 mi away
- VSE · Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LID from BGZ?
The flight distance from Valkenburg (LID) to Braga (BGZ) is 948 miles (1,525 km, 823 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LID to BGZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 32m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LID to BGZ?
Nonstop service on LID–BGZ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Valkenburg and Braga?
Braga is 1 hour behind Valkenburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LID to BGZ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LID–BGZ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LID to BGZ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LID–BGZ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.