# Distance from Kadena Air Base (DNA) to Maputo (MPM)

> 11,730 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,730 km / 7,289 mi / 6,334 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Mozambique
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 11:51 in Kadena Air Base, it's 04:51 in Maputo)
- **Elevation difference**: 2 ft (MPM is higher than DNA)

## Airports

### [Kadena Air Base (DNA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dna-kadena-air-base/1ef266df-8e55-6b28-ac8d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kadena Air Base, Japan
- ICAO: RODN
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 26.360000, 127.770000
- Elevation: 143 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 11:51 in Kadena Air Base, it's 04:51 in Maputo.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kadena Air Base (DNA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dna-kadena-air-base/1ef266df-8e55-6b28-ac8d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maputo Airport (MPM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpm-maputo-maputo-airport/1ef266de-ddb6-6d80-8d2b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)