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Airports near Ladysmith

Updated 13 October 2026

  1. 135kmPZBPietermaritzburg Airport KwaZulu-Natal
  2. 175kmDURKing Shaka International Airport KwaZulu-Natal
  3. 227kmRCBRichards Bay Airport KwaZulu-Natal

The first result leads the second by 40 km in a straight line. The order is a straight-line ranking, not a driving time.

Ladysmith is 135 km from Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), the closest passenger airport in this comparison. DUR is 40 km further, so compare it with the address you'll actually use.

Listed elsewhere, not in this ranking

The source lists flights, but these airports are not in the passenger comparison. Confirm a route with the airline.

Comparing airports for Ladysmith

Which code to check for Ladysmith

The ranking from this town point is 1. Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) at 135 km; 2. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) at 175 km; 3. Richards Bay Airport (RCB) at 227 km.

These distances start at the Ladysmith reference point in KwaZulu-Natal, not at a hotel, terminal door or pickup bay. A shorter line on the map does not tell you the fare, the flight time or which airport is quicker by road.

Search the ticket as PZB, not as Ladysmith. Pietermaritzburg Airport is associated with Pietermaritzburg, which is a different name from the town you opened.

What the later Ladysmith results are for

King Shaka International Airport (DUR) is the second result, in the same province, at 175 km. Richards Bay Airport (RCB) is third at 227 km. Being third in this list is not a claim that the airport is a convenient alternative.

Staying in Newcastle instead? Open that comparison. Its closest passenger airport is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) at 215 km, not a copy of the Ladysmith figure.

How to read the Ladysmith gap

The gap from PZB to DUR is 40 km, measured between the unrounded distances and then rounded. Use it to see how far apart the first two options are. It is not a driving time, and it says nothing about which flight is on sale.

Mkuze Airport (MZQ) has flights listed in the airport source, and it sits 245 km from this town point, but it is not in the passenger comparison. Confirm a current route with the airline before you treat it as an option. It is kept off the ranking above on purpose.

Town reference point

-28.55874, 29.77896

KwaZulu-Natal · Africa/Johannesburg

Distances on this page start at this place coordinate, not at a hotel or a terminal.

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GeoNames record modified 2026-09-14.

Other towns

NewcastlePZB · 215 km
PietermaritzburgPZB · 4 km
BethlehemBFN · 218 km
DurbanDUR · 28 km

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