# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Rio Hondo (RHD)

> 9,384 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,384 km / 5,831 mi / 5,067 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 04:27 in Maputo, it's 23:27 in Rio Hondo)
- **Elevation difference**: 125 ft (RHD 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

### [Las Termas Airport (RHD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rhd-rio-hondo-las-termas-airport/1ef266df-91f1-661a-b5d2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rio Hondo, Argentina
- ICAO: SANH
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Cordoba
- Coordinates: -27.470000, -64.910000
- Elevation: 270 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 04:27 in Maputo, it's 23:27 in Rio Hondo.
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)
- [Las Termas Airport (RHD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rhd-rio-hondo-las-termas-airport/1ef266df-91f1-661a-b5d2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)