# Distance from Butaritari Atoll (BBG) to Maputo (MPM)

> 15,073 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,073 km / 9,366 mi / 8,139 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kiribati) → Mozambique
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 22:27 in Butaritari Atoll, it's 12:27 in Maputo)
- **Elevation difference**: 140 ft (MPM is higher than BBG)

## Airports

### [Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbg-butaritari-atoll-butaritari-atoll-airport/1ef266df-70b8-6a02-9718-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati
- ICAO: NGTU
- Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
- Coordinates: 3.090000, 172.810000
- Elevation: 5 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 22:27 in Butaritari Atoll, it's 12:27 in Maputo.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbg-butaritari-atoll-butaritari-atoll-airport/1ef266df-70b8-6a02-9718-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maputo Airport (MPM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpm-maputo-maputo-airport/1ef266de-ddb6-6d80-8d2b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)