# Distance from Ayers Rock (AYQ) to Maputo (MPM)

> 9,580 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,580 km / 5,953 mi / 5,173 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 243° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Mozambique
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7.5h (When it's 10:05 in Ayers Rock, it's 02:35 in Maputo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,481 ft (MPM is lower than AYQ)

## Airports

### [Ayers Rock Connellan Airport (AYQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ayq-ayers-rock-ayers-rock-connellan-airport/1ef266e0-0508-62c0-8a85-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ayers Rock, Australia
- ICAO: YAYE
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -25.190000, 130.980000
- Elevation: 1,626 ft

### [Maputo Airport (MPM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpm-maputo-maputo-airport/1ef266de-ddb6-6d80-8d2b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maputo, Mozambique
- ICAO: FQMA
- Timezone: Africa/Maputo
- Coordinates: -25.920000, 32.570000
- Elevation: 145 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:05 in Ayers Rock, it's 02:35 in Maputo.
With a 7.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ayers Rock Connellan Airport (AYQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ayq-ayers-rock-ayers-rock-connellan-airport/1ef266e0-0508-62c0-8a85-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maputo Airport (MPM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpm-maputo-maputo-airport/1ef266de-ddb6-6d80-8d2b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)