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LMR to LAY: distance & flight time
Lime Acres (Lime Acres Finsch Mine Airport) → Ladysmith (Ladysmith Airport)
384 mi
617 km · 333 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
384 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m 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
- LMR — Lime Acres Finsch Mine Airport · Lime Acres, South Africa
- LAY — Ladysmith Airport · Ladysmith, South Africa
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LMR
- SIS · Sishen Airport56 mi away
- KMH · Johan Pienaar Airport62 mi away
- KIM · Kimberley Airport86 mi away
- VRU · Vryburg Airport124 mi away
Near LAY
- HRS · Harrismith Airport46 mi away
- NCS · Newcastle Airport58 mi away
- PZB · Pietermaritzburg Airport84 mi away
- ULD · Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport103 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LMR from LAY?
The flight distance from Lime Acres (LMR) to Ladysmith (LAY) is 384 miles (617 km, 333 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LMR to LAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 LMR to LAY?
Nonstop service on LMR–LAY 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 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LMR to LAY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LMR–LAY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LMR to LAY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LMR–LAY 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.