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SNN to LID: distance & flight time
Shannon (Shannon Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
562 mi
905 km · 489 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
562 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SNN — Shannon Airport · Shannon, Ireland
- 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 SNN
- INQ · Inisheer Aerodrome35 mi away
- IIA · Inishmaan Aerodrome38 mi away
- GWY · Galway Airport41 mi away
- IOR · Inishmore Aerodrome41 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 SNN from LID?
The flight distance from Shannon (SNN) to Valkenburg (LID) is 562 miles (905 km, 489 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SNN to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 SNN to LID?
Nonstop service on SNN–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 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Shannon and Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 1 hour ahead of Shannon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SNN to LID?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SNN–LID that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SNN to LID fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SNN–LID tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.