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LID to LGB: distance & flight time
Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
5,561 mi
8,950 km · 4,833 nm
11h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,561 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 22m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LID — Valkenburg Naval Air Base · Valkenburg, Netherlands
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, 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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LID from LGB?
The flight distance from Valkenburg (LID) to Long Beach (LGB) is 5,561 miles (8,950 km, 4,833 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LID to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 22m 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 Long Beach?
Long Beach is 9 hours behind Valkenburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LID to LGB?
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