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LID to FRB: distance & flight time
Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base) → Forbes (Forbes Airport)
10,212 mi
16,435 km · 8,874 nm
20h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,212 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 29m 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
- LID — Valkenburg Naval Air Base · Valkenburg, 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 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 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 LID from FRB?
The flight distance from Valkenburg (LID) to Forbes (FRB) is 10,212 miles (16,435 km, 8,874 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LID to FRB?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 29m 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 LID to FRB?
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