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QRA to LID: distance & flight time
Johannesburg (Rand Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
5,605 mi
9,020 km · 4,870 nm
11h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,605 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 27m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- QRA — Rand Airport · Johannesburg, South Africa
- 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 QRA
- JNB · OR Tambo International Airport9 mi away
- GCJ · Grand Central Airport18 mi away
- HLA · Lanseria Airport25 mi away
- WKF · Waterkloof Air Force Base29 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 QRA from LID?
The flight distance from Johannesburg (QRA) to Valkenburg (LID) is 5,605 miles (9,020 km, 4,870 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QRA to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 27m 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 QRA to LID?
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