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LLE to BIY: distance & flight time
Malalane (Riverside Airport) → Bisho (Bisho Airport)
577 mi
929 km · 502 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
577 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- LLE — Riverside Airport · Malalane, South Africa
- 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 LLE
- MQP · Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport30 mi away
- SZK · Skukuza Airport32 mi away
- AAM · Malamala Airport42 mi away
- NLP · Nelspruit Airport42 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 LLE from BIY?
The flight distance from Malalane (LLE) to Bisho (BIY) is 577 miles (929 km, 502 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LLE to BIY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 LLE to BIY?
Nonstop service on LLE–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 1h 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LLE to BIY?
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Why are some LLE to BIY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LLE–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.