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VAW to LEY: distance & flight time
Vardø (Vardø Airport, Svartnes) → Lelystad (Lelystad Airport)
1,472 mi
2,369 km · 1,279 nm
3h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,472 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 40m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- VAW — Vardø Airport, Svartnes · Vardø, Norway
- LEY — Lelystad Airport · Lelystad, Netherlands
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near VAW
- VDS · Vadsø Airport34 mi away
- BJF · Båtsfjord Airport36 mi away
- KKN · Kirkenes Airport (Høybuktmoen)51 mi away
- BVG · Berlevåg Airport58 mi away
Near LEY
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol34 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- DHR · De Kooy Airport45 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base51 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VAW from LEY?
The flight distance from Vardø (VAW) to Lelystad (LEY) is 1,472 miles (2,369 km, 1,279 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VAW to LEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 40m 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 cheapest way to fly from VAW to LEY?
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