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RIL to LID: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
4,911 mi
7,903 km · 4,267 nm
10h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,911 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 6m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RIL — Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle, 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 RIL
- EGE · Eagle County Regional Airport44 mi away
- ASE · Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field50 mi away
- GJT · Grand Junction Regional Airport51 mi away
- HDN · Yampa Valley Airport71 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 RIL from LID?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Valkenburg (LID) is 4,911 miles (7,903 km, 4,267 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 6m 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 Rifle and Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 8 hours ahead of Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to LID?
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