# Distance from Kaikoura Airport (KBZ) to Maputo (MPM)

> 11,430 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,430 km / 7,102 mi / 6,171 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 215° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 152° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Mozambique
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 11:19 in Kaikoura Airport, it's 01:19 in Maputo)
- **Elevation difference**: 125 ft (MPM is higher than KBZ)

## Airports

### [Kaikoura Airport (KBZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbz-kaikoura-airport/1ef266df-76e9-68b8-a592-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kaikoura Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZKI
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -42.420000, 173.600000
- Elevation: 20 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 11:19 in Kaikoura Airport, it's 01:19 in Maputo.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kaikoura Airport (KBZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbz-kaikoura-airport/1ef266df-76e9-68b8-a592-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maputo Airport (MPM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpm-maputo-maputo-airport/1ef266de-ddb6-6d80-8d2b-06bb2780ed98)
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