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SWX to LVI: distance & flight time
Shakawe (Shakawe Airport) → Livingstone (Livingstone Airport)
265 mi
426 km · 230 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
265 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SWX — Shakawe Airport · Shakawe, Botswana
- LVI — Livingstone Airport · Livingstone, Zambia
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 SWX
- KHW · Khwai River Lodge Airport138 mi away
- NDU · Rundu Airport142 mi away
Near LVI
- VFA · Victoria Falls International Airport19 mi away
- BBK · Kasane Airport43 mi away
- WKI · Hwange (Town) Airport59 mi away
- HWN · Hwange National Park Airport96 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SWX from LVI?
The flight distance from Shakawe (SWX) to Livingstone (LVI) is 265 miles (426 km, 230 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWX to LVI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 SWX to LVI?
Nonstop service on SWX–LVI 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 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWX to LVI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SWX–LVI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SWX to LVI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SWX–LVI 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.