# Distance from Lages (LAJ) to Maputo (MPM)

> 8,048 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,048 km / 5,001 mi / 4,345 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 111° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Mozambique
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 02:07 in Lages, it's 07:07 in Maputo)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,920 ft (MPM is lower than LAJ)

## Airports

### [Lages Airport (LAJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/laj-lages-lages-airport/1ef266df-94ef-6d80-bbbe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lages, Brazil
- ICAO: SBLJ
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -27.780000, -50.280000
- Elevation: 3,065 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:07 in Lages, it's 07:07 in Maputo.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Lages Airport (LAJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/laj-lages-lages-airport/1ef266df-94ef-6d80-bbbe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maputo Airport (MPM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpm-maputo-maputo-airport/1ef266de-ddb6-6d80-8d2b-06bb2780ed98)
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