# Distance from Melo (MLZ) to Maputo (MPM)

> 8,223 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,223 km / 5,110 mi / 4,440 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 111° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 241° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uruguay) → Mozambique
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 06:17 in Melo, it's 11:17 in Maputo)
- **Elevation difference**: 219 ft (MPM is lower than MLZ)

## Airports

### [Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlz-melo-cerro-largo-international-airport/1ef266df-ce8b-6a4e-b445-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Melo, Uruguay
- ICAO: SUMO
- Timezone: America/Montevideo
- Coordinates: -32.340000, -54.220000
- Elevation: 364 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 06:17 in Melo, it's 11:17 in Maputo.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlz-melo-cerro-largo-international-airport/1ef266df-ce8b-6a4e-b445-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maputo Airport (MPM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpm-maputo-maputo-airport/1ef266de-ddb6-6d80-8d2b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)