Distance from East London to Lae

The distance between East London, South Africa and Lae, Papua New Guinea is 12,238 kilometers (7,604 miles).

East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

From East London to Lae, the straight-line distance is 12,238 kilometers, heading southeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with East London at 48 meters above sea level and Lae at 44 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 18-20 hours
Jet fighter 12-14 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
East London, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 33.0153° S 27.9116° E

Elevation: 48 m (157 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • East London Airport (ELS)
  • Bisho Airport (BIY)
  • Queenstown Airport (UTW)
  • K. D. Matanzima Airport (UTT)
  • Port St Johns Airport (JOH)
Lae, Papua New Guinea

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Port_Moresby

Coordinates: 6.7233° S 146.9961° E

Elevation: 44 m (144 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE)
  • Bulolo Airport (BUL)
  • Kabwum Airport (KBM)
  • Wau Airport (WUG)
  • Leron Plains Airport (LPN)

Other distances from Lae

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Lae to Port Moresby 305 km
From Lae to Madang 213 km
From Lae to Wau 75 km
From Lae to Buin 961 km
From Lae to Arawa 950 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between East London and Lae.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Nairobi, Kenya Bucaramanga, Colombia 12,238 km
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Brampton, Canada Bhopal, India 12,236 km
Detroit, United States Kakamega, Kenya 12,236 km
Shenzhen, China Accra, Ghana 12,236 km
Phoenix, United States Onitsha, Nigeria 12,240 km
Surat, India Seattle, United States 12,236 km
Auckland, New Zealand Tulsa, United States 12,241 km
Indianapolis, United States New Delhi, India 12,241 km
Shanghai, China Lagos, Nigeria 12,241 km
Istanbul, Turkey San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 12,242 km
Nairobi, Kenya Newcastle, Australia 12,242 km
Cairo, Egypt Mexicali, Mexico 12,234 km
Mexicali, Mexico Ibadan, Nigeria 12,233 km
Beijing, China Irapuato, Mexico 12,243 km
Brampton, Canada Indore, India 12,243 km
The Bronx, United States Vadodara, India 12,233 km
Manhattan, United States Vadodara, India 12,244 km
Delhi, India Omaha, United States 12,232 km

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