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FRW to BIY: distance & flight time
Francistown (Francistown Airport) → Bisho (Bisho Airport)
811 mi
1,305 km · 705 nm
2h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
811 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 14m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- BIY — Bisho Airport · Bisho, South Africa
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 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
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRW from BIY?
The flight distance from Francistown (FRW) to Bisho (BIY) is 811 miles (1,305 km, 705 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRW to BIY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 14m 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 BIY?
Nonstop service on FRW–BIY 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 2h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FRW to BIY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FRW–BIY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FRW to BIY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FRW–BIY 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.