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BIY to VIR: distance & flight time
Bisho (Bisho Airport) → Durban (Virginia Airport)
310 mi
500 km · 270 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
310 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BIY — Bisho Airport · Bisho, South Africa
- VIR — Virginia Airport · Durban, South Africa
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BIY
- ELS · Ben Schoeman Airport33 mi away
- UTW · Queenstown Airport71 mi away
- PLZ · Port Elizabeth Airport122 mi away
- UTT · K. D. Matanzima Airport124 mi away
Near VIR
- DUR · King Shaka International Airport11 mi away
- PZB · Pietermaritzburg Airport40 mi away
- MGH · Margate Airport86 mi away
- RCB · Richards Bay Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BIY from VIR?
The flight distance from Bisho (BIY) to Durban (VIR) is 310 miles (500 km, 270 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIY to VIR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 BIY to VIR?
Nonstop service on BIY–VIR 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 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BIY to VIR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BIY–VIR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BIY to VIR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BIY–VIR 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.