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SOW to LID: distance & flight time
Show Low (Show Low Regional Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
5,279 mi
8,496 km · 4,587 nm
10h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,279 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 49m 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
- SOW — Show Low Regional Airport · Show Low, 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 SOW
- INW · Winslow Lindbergh Regional Airport66 mi away
- PHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport129 mi away
- SAD · Safford Regional Airport100 mi away
- SDX · Sedona Airport109 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 SOW from LID?
The flight distance from Show Low (SOW) to Valkenburg (LID) is 5,279 miles (8,496 km, 4,587 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOW to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 49m 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 Show Low and Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 9 hours ahead of Show Low.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOW to LID?
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