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ELS to LMR: distance & flight time
East London (Ben Schoeman Airport) → Lime Acres (Lime Acres Finsch Mine Airport)
415 mi
668 km · 361 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
415 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- ELS — Ben Schoeman Airport · East London, South Africa
- LMR — Lime Acres Finsch Mine Airport · Lime Acres, South Africa
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near ELS
- BIY · Bisho Airport33 mi away
- UTW · Queenstown Airport95 mi away
- UTT · K. D. Matanzima Airport114 mi away
- JOH · Port St Johns Airport140 mi away
Near LMR
- SIS · Sishen Airport56 mi away
- KMH · Johan Pienaar Airport62 mi away
- KIM · Kimberley Airport86 mi away
- VRU · Vryburg Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELS from LMR?
The flight distance from East London (ELS) to Lime Acres (LMR) is 415 miles (668 km, 361 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELS to LMR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 ELS to LMR?
Nonstop service on ELS–LMR 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 22m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ELS to LMR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ELS–LMR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ELS to LMR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ELS–LMR 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.