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MEA to LID: distance & flight time
Macaé (Macaé Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
5,852 mi
9,417 km · 5,085 nm
11h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,852 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 56m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MEA — Macaé Airport · Macaé, Brazil
- LID — Valkenburg Naval Air Base · Valkenburg, Netherlands
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MEA
- BZC · Umberto Modiano Airport32 mi away
- CFB · Cabo Frio Airport45 mi away
- CAW · Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport54 mi away
- ITP · Itaperuna Airport78 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEA from LID?
The flight distance from Macaé (MEA) to Valkenburg (LID) is 5,852 miles (9,417 km, 5,085 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEA to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 56m 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 Macaé and Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 5 hours ahead of Macaé.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MEA to LID?
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