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LWR to SCN: distance & flight time
Leeuwarden (Leeuwarden Air Base) → Saarbruecken (Saarbrücken Airport)
283 mi
456 km · 246 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
283 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- LWR — Leeuwarden Air Base · Leeuwarden, Netherlands
- SCN — Saarbrücken Airport · Saarbruecken, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LWR
- GRQ · Eelde Airport35 mi away
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol76 mi away
- DHR · De Kooy Airport46 mi away
- BMK · Borkum Airport47 mi away
Near SCN
- ZQW · Zweibrücken Airport13 mi away
- RMS · Ramstein Air Base27 mi away
- ETZ · Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport42 mi away
- MZM · Metz-Frescaty (BA 128) Air Base45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LWR from SCN?
The flight distance from Leeuwarden (LWR) to Saarbruecken (SCN) is 283 miles (456 km, 246 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LWR to SCN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 LWR to SCN?
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