# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Spanish Lookout (MZE)

> 13,947 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,947 km / 8,666 mi / 7,531 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 273° (west)
- **Return heading**: 110° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → Belize
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 09:38 in Maputo, it's 01:38 in Spanish Lookout)
- **Elevation difference**: 198 ft (MZE 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

### [Manatee Airport (MZE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mze-spanish-lookout-manatee-airport/1ef266df-6cc9-6888-a075-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Spanish Lookout, Belize
- ICAO: MZSL
- Timezone: America/Belize
- Coordinates: 17.280000, -89.020000
- Elevation: 343 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 09:38 in Maputo, it's 01:38 in Spanish Lookout.
With a 8-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)
- [Manatee Airport (MZE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mze-spanish-lookout-manatee-airport/1ef266df-6cc9-6888-a075-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)