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VFA to SHO: distance & flight time
Victoria Falls (Victoria Falls International Airport) → Manzini (King Mswati III International Airport)
683 mi
1,100 km · 594 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
683 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m 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
- VFA — Victoria Falls International Airport · Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
- SHO — King Mswati III International Airport · Manzini, Swaziland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near VFA
- LVI · Livingstone Airport19 mi away
- BBK · Kasane Airport48 mi away
- WKI · Hwange (Town) Airport48 mi away
- HWN · Hwange National Park Airport86 mi away
Near SHO
- MTS · Matsapha Airport28 mi away
- MPM · Maputo Airport61 mi away
- LLE · Riverside Airport65 mi away
- MQP · Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VFA from SHO?
The flight distance from Victoria Falls (VFA) to Manzini (SHO) is 683 miles (1,100 km, 594 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VFA to SHO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m 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 VFA to SHO?
Nonstop service on VFA–SHO 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 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VFA to SHO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on VFA–SHO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some VFA to SHO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain VFA–SHO 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.