# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Niuatoputapu (NTT)

> 14,553 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,553 km / 9,043 mi / 7,858 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 146° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 212° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → Tonga
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 00:02 in Maputo, it's 11:02 in Niuatoputapu)
- **Elevation difference**: 115 ft (NTT 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

### [Kuini Lavenia Airport (NTT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ntt-niuatoputapu-kuini-lavenia-airport/1ef266df-7067-6620-b19d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Niuatoputapu, Tonga
- ICAO: NFTP
- Timezone: Pacific/Tongatapu
- Coordinates: -15.980000, -173.790000
- Elevation: 30 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 00:02 in Maputo, it's 11:02 in Niuatoputapu.
With a 11-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)
- [Kuini Lavenia Airport (NTT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ntt-niuatoputapu-kuini-lavenia-airport/1ef266df-7067-6620-b19d-06bb2780ed98)
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