# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Maafaru (NMF)

> 5,649 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,649 km / 3,510 mi / 3,050 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → Maldives
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 11:44 in Maputo, it's 14:44 in Maafaru)
- **Elevation difference**: 140 ft (NMF is lower 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

### [Maafaru International Airport (NMF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nmf-maafaru-maafaru-international-airport/1ef266df-f438-609e-aa2a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maafaru, Maldives
- ICAO: VRDA
- Timezone: Indian/Maldives
- Coordinates: 5.820000, 73.470000
- Elevation: 6 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 11:44 in Maputo, it's 14:44 in Maafaru.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Maputo Airport (MPM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpm-maputo-maputo-airport/1ef266de-ddb6-6d80-8d2b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maafaru International Airport (NMF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nmf-maafaru-maafaru-international-airport/1ef266df-f438-609e-aa2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)