# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Riohacha (RCH)

> 12,102 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,102 km / 7,520 mi / 6,535 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 274° (west)
- **Return heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 19:17 in Maputo, it's 12:17 in Riohacha)
- **Elevation difference**: 102 ft (RCH 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

### [Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rch-riohacha-almirante-padilla-airport/1ef266df-b5f3-60e0-8230-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Riohacha, Colombia
- ICAO: SKRH
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 11.530000, -72.930000
- Elevation: 43 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 19:17 in Maputo, it's 12:17 in Riohacha.
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)
- [Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rch-riohacha-almirante-padilla-airport/1ef266df-b5f3-60e0-8230-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)