# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Uturoa (RFP)

> 15,254 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,254 km / 9,478 mi / 8,236 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 174° (south)
- **Return heading**: 185° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 16:03 in Maputo, it's 04:03 in Uturoa)
- **Elevation difference**: 142 ft (RFP 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

### [Raiatea Airport (RFP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rfp-uturoa-raiatea-airport/1ef266df-73e3-68b2-8840-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Uturoa, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTTR
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -16.720000, -151.470000
- Elevation: 3 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 16:03 in Maputo, it's 04:03 in Uturoa.
With a 12-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)
- [Raiatea Airport (RFP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rfp-uturoa-raiatea-airport/1ef266df-73e3-68b2-8840-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)