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QRA to HDS: distance & flight time
Johannesburg (Rand Airport) → Hoedspruit (Hoedspruit Air Force Base Airport)
223 mi
358 km · 193 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
223 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m 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
- QRA — Rand Airport · Johannesburg, South Africa
- HDS — Hoedspruit Air Force Base Airport · Hoedspruit, 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 QRA
- JNB · OR Tambo International Airport9 mi away
- GCJ · Grand Central Airport18 mi away
- HLA · Lanseria Airport25 mi away
- WKF · Waterkloof Air Force Base29 mi away
Near HDS
- PHW · Hendrik Van Eck Airport31 mi away
- ASS · Arathusa Safari Lodge Airport39 mi away
- AAM · Malamala Airport44 mi away
- SZK · Skukuza Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is QRA from HDS?
The flight distance from Johannesburg (QRA) to Hoedspruit (HDS) is 223 miles (358 km, 193 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QRA to HDS?
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 QRA to HDS?
Nonstop service on QRA–HDS 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 QRA to HDS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on QRA–HDS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some QRA to HDS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain QRA–HDS 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.