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LID to YIP: distance & flight time
Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
3,926 mi
6,319 km · 3,412 nm
8h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,926 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 10m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, 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 YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LID from YIP?
The flight distance from Valkenburg (LID) to Detroit (YIP) is 3,926 miles (6,319 km, 3,412 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LID to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 10m 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 Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Valkenburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LID to YIP?
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