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LID to HKY: distance & flight time
Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base) → Hickory (Hickory Regional Airport)
4,156 mi
6,688 km · 3,611 nm
8h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
4,156 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 37m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LID — Valkenburg Naval Air Base · Valkenburg, Netherlands
- HKY — Hickory Regional Airport · Hickory, 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 HKY
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport44 mi away
- MRN · Foothills Regional Airport14 mi away
- SVH · Statesville Regional Airport24 mi away
- IKB · Wilkes County Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LID from HKY?
The flight distance from Valkenburg (LID) to Hickory (HKY) is 4,156 miles (6,688 km, 3,611 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LID to HKY?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 37m 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 Hickory?
Hickory is 6 hours behind Valkenburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LID to HKY?
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