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PKW to MBD: distance & flight time
Selebi-phikwe (Selebi Phikwe Airport) → Mafeking (Mmabatho International Airport)
296 mi
476 km · 257 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
296 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m 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
- PKW — Selebi Phikwe Airport · Selebi-phikwe, Botswana
- MBD — Mmabatho International Airport · Mafeking, South Africa
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 PKW
- FRW · Francistown Airport66 mi away
- TLD · Limpopo Valley Airport84 mi away
- ADY · Alldays Airport89 mi away
- BUQ · Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport150 mi away
Near MBD
- GBE · Sir Seretse Khama International Airport89 mi away
- VRU · Vryburg Airport96 mi away
- JWA · Jwaneng Airport98 mi away
- KXE · P C Pelser Airport104 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PKW from MBD?
The flight distance from Selebi-phikwe (PKW) to Mafeking (MBD) is 296 miles (476 km, 257 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PKW to MBD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 PKW to MBD?
Nonstop service on PKW–MBD 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 15m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PKW to MBD?
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Why are some PKW to MBD fares phone-only?
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