# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Afton (NRI)

> 14,943 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,943 km / 9,285 mi / 8,069 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 92° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 12:27 in Maputo, it's 05:27 in Afton)
- **Elevation difference**: 647 ft (NRI 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

### [Grand Lake Regional Airport (NRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nri-afton-grand-lake-regional-airport/1ef266de-ff0d-692a-b708-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Afton, United States
- ICAO: K3O9
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 36.580000, -94.860000
- Elevation: 792 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 12:27 in Maputo, it's 05:27 in Afton.
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)
- [Grand Lake Regional Airport (NRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nri-afton-grand-lake-regional-airport/1ef266de-ff0d-692a-b708-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)