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SSC to LID: distance & flight time
Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
4,206 mi
6,769 km · 3,655 nm
8h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,206 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 43m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SSC — Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter, 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 SSC
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base19 mi away
- CDN · Woodward Field22 mi away
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport30 mi away
- HVS · Hartsville Regional Airport36 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 SSC from LID?
The flight distance from Sumter (SSC) to Valkenburg (LID) is 4,206 miles (6,769 km, 3,655 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SSC to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 43m 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 Sumter and Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 6 hours ahead of Sumter.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SSC to LID?
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