# Distance from Goronka (GKA) to Maputo (MPM)

> 11,952 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,952 km / 7,427 mi / 6,454 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 240° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Mozambique
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 13:34 in Goronka, it's 05:34 in Maputo)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,137 ft (MPM is lower than GKA)

## Airports

### [Goroka Airport (GKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gka-goronka-goroka-airport/1ef266de-9b33-61de-9ca6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Goronka, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYGA
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.080000, 145.390000
- Elevation: 5,282 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 13:34 in Goronka, it's 05:34 in Maputo.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Goroka Airport (GKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gka-goronka-goroka-airport/1ef266de-9b33-61de-9ca6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maputo Airport (MPM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpm-maputo-maputo-airport/1ef266de-ddb6-6d80-8d2b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)