# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Porto Alegre (QNS)

> 8,042 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,042 km / 4,997 mi / 4,342 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 110° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 06:32 in Maputo, it's 01:32 in Porto Alegre)
- **Elevation difference**: 119 ft (QNS 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

### [Canoas Airport (QNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qns-porto-alegre-canoas-airport/1ef266df-9435-6fac-8a08-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Porto Alegre, Brazil
- ICAO: SBCO
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -29.950000, -51.140000
- Elevation: 26 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 06:32 in Maputo, it's 01:32 in Porto Alegre.
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)
- [Canoas Airport (QNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qns-porto-alegre-canoas-airport/1ef266df-9435-6fac-8a08-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)