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PRY to LAY: distance & flight time
Pretoria (Wonderboom Airport) → Ladysmith (Ladysmith Airport)
223 mi
359 km · 194 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
223 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- PRY — Wonderboom Airport · Pretoria, 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 PRY
- WKF · Waterkloof Air Force Base12 mi away
- GCJ · Grand Central Airport24 mi away
- HLA · Lanseria Airport27 mi away
- JNB · OR Tambo International Airport34 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 PRY from LAY?
The flight distance from Pretoria (PRY) to Ladysmith (LAY) is 223 miles (359 km, 194 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PRY to LAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m 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 PRY to LAY?
Nonstop service on PRY–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 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PRY to LAY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PRY–LAY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PRY to LAY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PRY–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.