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FCB to MTS: distance & flight time
Ficksburg (Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport) → Manzini (Matsapha Airport)
261 mi
421 km · 227 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
261 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m 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
- FCB — Ficksburg Sentraoes Airport · Ficksburg, South Africa
- MTS — Matsapha Airport · Manzini, Swaziland
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 FCB
- MSU · Moshoeshoe I International Airport49 mi away
- HRS · Harrismith Airport83 mi away
- BFN · Bram Fischer International Airport99 mi away
- LAY · Ladysmith Airport113 mi away
Near MTS
- SHO · King Mswati III International Airport28 mi away
- NLP · Nelspruit Airport75 mi away
- LLE · Riverside Airport78 mi away
- MQP · Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FCB from MTS?
The flight distance from Ficksburg (FCB) to Manzini (MTS) is 261 miles (421 km, 227 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FCB to MTS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m 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 FCB to MTS?
Nonstop service on FCB–MTS 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 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FCB to MTS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FCB–MTS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FCB to MTS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FCB–MTS 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.