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FRW to BEW: distance & flight time
Francistown (Francistown Airport) → Beira (Beira Airport)
490 mi
789 km · 426 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
490 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- FRW — Francistown Airport · Francistown, Botswana
- BEW — Beira Airport · Beira, Mozambique
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 FRW
- PKW · Selebi Phikwe Airport66 mi away
- SXN · Sua Pan Airport97 mi away
- BUQ · Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport108 mi away
- TLD · Limpopo Valley Airport128 mi away
Near BEW
- VPY · Chimoio Airport106 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRW from BEW?
The flight distance from Francistown (FRW) to Beira (BEW) is 490 miles (789 km, 426 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRW to BEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 FRW to BEW?
Nonstop service on FRW–BEW 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 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FRW to BEW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FRW–BEW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FRW to BEW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FRW–BEW 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.