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SIR to LID: distance & flight time
Sion (Sion Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
431 mi
694 km · 375 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
431 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m 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
- SIR — Sion Airport · Sion, Switzerland
- 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 SIR
- AOT · Aosta Airport33 mi away
- QLS · Lausanne-Blécherette Airport41 mi away
- ZIN · Interlaken Air Base41 mi away
- MVV · Megève Airport43 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 SIR from LID?
The flight distance from Sion (SIR) to Valkenburg (LID) is 431 miles (694 km, 375 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SIR to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SIR to LID?
Nonstop service on SIR–LID depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SIR to LID?
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Why are some SIR to LID fares phone-only?
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