# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Barbacena (QAK)

> 7,684 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,684 km / 4,775 mi / 4,149 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 111° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 21:47 in Maputo, it's 16:47 in Barbacena)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,512 ft (QAK 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

### [Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport (QAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qak-barbacena-major-brigadeiro-doorgal-borges-airport/1ef266df-93e7-6546-8c53-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Barbacena, Brazil
- ICAO: SBBQ
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -21.270000, -43.760000
- Elevation: 3,657 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 21:47 in Maputo, it's 16:47 in Barbacena.
The 5-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)
- [Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport (QAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qak-barbacena-major-brigadeiro-doorgal-borges-airport/1ef266df-93e7-6546-8c53-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)