# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Patterson (PTN)

> 14,536 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,536 km / 9,032 mi / 7,849 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 100° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 12:26 in Maputo, it's 05:26 in Patterson)
- **Elevation difference**: 137 ft (PTN 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

### [Harry P Williams Memorial Airport (PTN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ptn-patterson-harry-p-williams-memorial-airport/1ef266df-33d2-669c-b7cb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Patterson, United States
- ICAO: KPTN
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 29.710000, -91.340000
- Elevation: 9 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 12:26 in Maputo, it's 05:26 in Patterson.
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)
- [Harry P Williams Memorial Airport (PTN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ptn-patterson-harry-p-williams-memorial-airport/1ef266df-33d2-669c-b7cb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)