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PRY to LUG: distance & flight time
Pretoria (Wonderboom Airport) → Lugano (Lugano Airport)
5,097 mi
8,203 km · 4,429 nm
10h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,097 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 28m 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
- PRY — Wonderboom Airport · Pretoria, South Africa
- LUG — Lugano Airport · Lugano, Switzerland
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 LUG
- ZJI · Locarno Airport11 mi away
- MXP · Malpensa International Airport27 mi away
- LIN · Milano Linate Airport42 mi away
- BGY · Il Caravaggio International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PRY from LUG?
The flight distance from Pretoria (PRY) to Lugano (LUG) is 5,097 miles (8,203 km, 4,429 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PRY to LUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 28m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PRY to LUG?
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