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LID to NEL: distance & flight time
Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base) → Lakehurst (Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport)
3,674 mi
5,912 km · 3,192 nm
7h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
3,674 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 40m 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
- NEL — Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport · Lakehurst, 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 NEL
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport47 mi away
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport48 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport52 mi away
- WRI · Mc Guire Air Force Base13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LID from NEL?
The flight distance from Valkenburg (LID) to Lakehurst (NEL) is 3,674 miles (5,912 km, 3,192 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LID to NEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 40m 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 Lakehurst?
Lakehurst is 6 hours behind Valkenburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LID to NEL?
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