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Airports near Pietermaritzburg
The first result leads the second by 67 km in a straight line. The order is a straight-line ranking, not a driving time.
Pietermaritzburg is 4 km from Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), the closest passenger airport in this comparison. DUR is 67 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 Pietermaritzburg
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The ranking from this town point is 1. Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) at 4 km; 2. King Shaka International Airport (DUR) at 70 km; 3. Richards Bay Airport (RCB) at 192 km.
These distances start at the Pietermaritzburg 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.
What the later Pietermaritzburg results are for
King Shaka International Airport (DUR) is the second result, in the same province, at 70 km. Richards Bay Airport (RCB) is third at 192 km. Being third in this list is not a claim that the airport is a convenient alternative.
Staying in Durban instead? Open that comparison. Its closest passenger airport is King Shaka International Airport (DUR) at 28 km, not a copy of the Pietermaritzburg figure.
How to read the Pietermaritzburg gap
The gap from PZB to DUR is 67 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.
Margate Airport (MGH) has flights listed in the airport source, and it sits 138 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
-29.61679, 30.39278
KwaZulu-Natal · Africa/Johannesburg
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GeoNames record modified 2026-04-14.