# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Mariquita (MQU)

> 12,004 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,004 km / 7,459 mi / 6,482 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 267° (west)
- **Return heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 12:51 in Maputo, it's 05:51 in Mariquita)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,386 ft (MQU is higher than MPM)

## Airports

### [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

### [Jose Celestino Mutis Airport (MQU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqu-mariquita-jose-celestino-mutis-airport/1ef266df-b5e9-6d56-a744-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mariquita, Colombia
- ICAO: SKQU
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 5.210000, -74.880000
- Elevation: 1,531 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 12:51 in Maputo, it's 05:51 in Mariquita.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Maputo Airport (MPM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpm-maputo-maputo-airport/1ef266de-ddb6-6d80-8d2b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Jose Celestino Mutis Airport (MQU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqu-mariquita-jose-celestino-mutis-airport/1ef266df-b5e9-6d56-a744-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)