# Distance from Monroe (MLU) to Maputo (MPM)

> 14,645 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,645 km / 9,100 mi / 7,908 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 97° (east)
- **Return heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Mozambique
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 04:55 in Monroe, it's 11:55 in Maputo)
- **Elevation difference**: 66 ft (MPM is higher than MLU)

## Airports

### [Monroe Regional Airport (MLU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlu-monroe-monroe-regional-airport/1ef266df-2b81-6aa6-af9d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Monroe, United States
- ICAO: KMLU
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 32.500000, -92.000000
- Elevation: 79 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 04:55 in Monroe, it's 11:55 in Maputo.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Monroe Regional Airport (MLU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlu-monroe-monroe-regional-airport/1ef266df-2b81-6aa6-af9d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maputo Airport (MPM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpm-maputo-maputo-airport/1ef266de-ddb6-6d80-8d2b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)