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LID to LEY: distance & flight time
Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base) → Lelystad (Lelystad Airport)
51 mi
82 km · 44 nm
36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
51 miles nonstop takes roughly 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- LEY — Lelystad Airport · Lelystad, Netherlands
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 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
Frequently asked questions
How far is LID from LEY?
The flight distance from Valkenburg (LID) to Lelystad (LEY) is 51 miles (82 km, 44 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LID to LEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 36m 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 LEY?
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