# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Rota Island (ROP)

> 12,932 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,932 km / 8,036 mi / 6,983 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 86° (east)
- **Return heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → MP
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 10:01 in Maputo, it's 18:01 in Rota Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 461 ft (ROP 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

### [Benjamin Taisacan Manglona International Airport (ROP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rop-rota-island-benjamin-taisacan-manglona-international-airport/1ef266df-8906-67b2-9b77-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rota Island, MP
- ICAO: PGRO
- Timezone: Pacific/Saipan
- Coordinates: 14.170000, 145.240000
- Elevation: 606 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 10:01 in Maputo, it's 18:01 in Rota Island.
With a 8-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)
- [Benjamin Taisacan Manglona International Airport (ROP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rop-rota-island-benjamin-taisacan-manglona-international-airport/1ef266df-8906-67b2-9b77-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)