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LID to OAK: distance & flight time
Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base) → Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport)
5,447 mi
8,766 km · 4,733 nm
11h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,447 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 9m 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
- OAK — Metropolitan Oakland International Airport · Oakland, 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 OAK
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport11 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport7 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station7 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport15 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LID from OAK?
The flight distance from Valkenburg (LID) to Oakland (OAK) is 5,447 miles (8,766 km, 4,733 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LID to OAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 9m 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 Oakland?
Oakland is 9 hours behind Valkenburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LID to OAK?
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