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PLZ to ORP: distance & flight time
Port Elizabeth (Port Elizabeth Airport) → Orapa (Orapa Airport)
879 mi
1,415 km · 764 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
879 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ORP — Orapa Airport · Orapa, Botswana
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 ORP
- SXN · Sua Pan Airport71 mi away
- FRW · Francistown Airport139 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PLZ from ORP?
The flight distance from Port Elizabeth (PLZ) to Orapa (ORP) is 879 miles (1,415 km, 764 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLZ to ORP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 23m 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 ORP?
Nonstop service on PLZ–ORP 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 2h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLZ to ORP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PLZ–ORP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PLZ to ORP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PLZ–ORP 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.