# Distance from Kirkenes (KKN) to Maputo (MPM)

> 10,638 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,638 km / 6,610 mi / 5,744 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 178° (south)
- **Return heading**: 359° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Norway) → Mozambique
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 02:09 in Kirkenes, it's 02:09 in Maputo)
- **Elevation difference**: 138 ft (MPM is lower than KKN)

## Airports

### [Kirkenes Airport Hoybuktmoen (KKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkn-kirkenes-kirkenes-airport-hoybuktmoen/1ef266de-c92b-6e24-b595-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kirkenes, Norway
- ICAO: ENKR
- Timezone: Europe/Oslo
- Coordinates: 69.730000, 29.890000
- Elevation: 283 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.

## Related

- [Kirkenes Airport Hoybuktmoen (KKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkn-kirkenes-kirkenes-airport-hoybuktmoen/1ef266de-c92b-6e24-b595-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maputo Airport (MPM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpm-maputo-maputo-airport/1ef266de-ddb6-6d80-8d2b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)