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LID to FOD: distance & flight time
Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base) → Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport)
4,297 mi
6,916 km · 3,734 nm
8h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,297 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 54m 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
- LID — Valkenburg Naval Air Base · Valkenburg, Netherlands
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, United States
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 FOD
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport60 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport75 mi away
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LID from FOD?
The flight distance from Valkenburg (LID) to Fort Dodge (FOD) is 4,297 miles (6,916 km, 3,734 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LID to FOD?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 54m 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 Valkenburg and Fort Dodge?
Fort Dodge is 7 hours behind Valkenburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LID to FOD?
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