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RAL to LID: distance & flight time
Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
5,532 mi
8,903 km · 4,807 nm
11h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,532 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 19m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, United States
- 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 RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 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 RAL from LID?
The flight distance from Riverside (RAL) to Valkenburg (LID) is 5,532 miles (8,903 km, 4,807 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAL to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 19m 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 Riverside and Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 9 hours ahead of Riverside.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAL to LID?
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