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HWN to HDS: distance & flight time
Hwange National Park (Hwange National Park Airport) → Hoedspruit (Hoedspruit Air Force Base Airport)
473 mi
762 km · 411 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
473 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- HWN — Hwange National Park Airport · Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
- HDS — Hoedspruit Air Force Base Airport · Hoedspruit, South Africa
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HWN
- WKI · Hwange (Town) Airport38 mi away
- VFA · Victoria Falls International Airport86 mi away
- LVI · Livingstone Airport96 mi away
- BBK · Kasane Airport134 mi away
Near HDS
- PHW · Hendrik Van Eck Airport31 mi away
- ASS · Arathusa Safari Lodge Airport39 mi away
- AAM · Malamala Airport44 mi away
- SZK · Skukuza Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HWN from HDS?
The flight distance from Hwange National Park (HWN) to Hoedspruit (HDS) is 473 miles (762 km, 411 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HWN to HDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 HWN to HDS?
Nonstop service on HWN–HDS 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 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HWN to HDS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HWN–HDS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HWN to HDS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HWN–HDS 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.