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YIP to LID: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
3,926 mi
6,319 km · 3,412 nm
8h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,926 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 10m 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
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, 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 YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 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 YIP from LID?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Valkenburg (LID) is 3,926 miles (6,319 km, 3,412 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 10m 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 Detroit and Valkenburg?
Valkenburg is 6 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to LID?
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