# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Piura (PIU)

> 12,036 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,036 km / 7,479 mi / 6,499 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 119° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 10:21 in Maputo, it's 03:21 in Piura)
- **Elevation difference**: 25 ft (PIU 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

### [Capitan FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/piu-piura-capitan-fap-guillermo-concha-iberico-international-airport/1ef266df-c574-6d84-a0a1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Piura, Peru
- ICAO: SPUR
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -5.210000, -80.620000
- Elevation: 120 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 10:21 in Maputo, it's 03:21 in Piura.
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)
- [Capitan FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/piu-piura-capitan-fap-guillermo-concha-iberico-international-airport/1ef266df-c574-6d84-a0a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)