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ZHI to LID: distance & flight time
Grenchen (Grenchen Airport) → Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base)
370 mi
595 km · 321 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
370 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ZHI — Grenchen Airport · Grenchen, Switzerland
- 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 ZHI
- BRN · Bern Belp Airport19 mi away
- BSL · EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport29 mi away
- QNC · Neuchatel Airport30 mi away
- BOR · Fontaine Airport38 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 ZHI from LID?
The flight distance from Grenchen (ZHI) to Valkenburg (LID) is 370 miles (595 km, 321 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ZHI to LID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 ZHI to LID?
Nonstop service on ZHI–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 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ZHI to LID?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ZHI–LID that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ZHI to LID fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ZHI–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.