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PLZ to JOH: distance & flight time
Port Elizabeth (Port Elizabeth Airport) → Port Saint Johns (Port St Johns Airport)
280 mi
451 km · 243 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
280 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- PLZ — Port Elizabeth Airport · Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- JOH — Port St Johns Airport · Port Saint Johns, South Africa
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PLZ
- BIY · Bisho Airport122 mi away
- PBZ · Plettenberg Bay Airport131 mi away
- ELS · Ben Schoeman Airport143 mi away
Near JOH
- UTT · K. D. Matanzima Airport50 mi away
- MGH · Margate Airport71 mi away
- ELS · Ben Schoeman Airport140 mi away
- PZB · Pietermaritzburg Airport145 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PLZ from JOH?
The flight distance from Port Elizabeth (PLZ) to Port Saint Johns (JOH) is 280 miles (451 km, 243 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLZ to JOH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 PLZ to JOH?
Nonstop service on PLZ–JOH 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 12m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLZ to JOH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PLZ–JOH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PLZ to JOH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PLZ–JOH 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.