# Distance from Launceston (LST) to Maputo (MPM)

> 9,948 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,948 km / 6,182 mi / 5,372 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 137° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Mozambique
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 17:05 in Launceston, it's 09:05 in Maputo)
- **Elevation difference**: 417 ft (MPM is lower than LST)

## Airports

### [Launceston Airport (LST)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lst-launceston-launceston-airport/1ef266e0-1354-696e-8ce9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Launceston, Australia
- ICAO: YMLT
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates: -41.550000, 147.210000
- Elevation: 562 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 17:05 in Launceston, it's 09:05 in Maputo.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Launceston Airport (LST)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lst-launceston-launceston-airport/1ef266e0-1354-696e-8ce9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maputo Airport (MPM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpm-maputo-maputo-airport/1ef266de-ddb6-6d80-8d2b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)