# Distance from Balikpapan-Borneo Island (BPN) to Maputo (MPM)

> 9,378 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,378 km / 5,827 mi / 5,064 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 244° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 89° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Mozambique
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 06:23 in Balikpapan-Borneo Island, it's 00:23 in Maputo)
- **Elevation difference**: 133 ft (MPM is higher than BPN)

## Airports

### [Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bpn-balikpapan-borneo-island-sepinggan-international-airport/1ef266df-f99b-6054-8a10-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Balikpapan-Borneo Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WALL
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -1.270000, 116.890000
- Elevation: 12 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 06:23 in Balikpapan-Borneo Island, it's 00:23 in Maputo.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bpn-balikpapan-borneo-island-sepinggan-international-airport/1ef266df-f99b-6054-8a10-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maputo Airport (MPM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpm-maputo-maputo-airport/1ef266de-ddb6-6d80-8d2b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)