# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Sumbawa Island (SWQ)

> 9,083 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,083 km / 5,644 mi / 4,905 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 95° (east)
- **Return heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 04:20 in Maputo, it's 10:20 in Sumbawa Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 129 ft (SWQ 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

### [Sumbawa Besar Airport (SWQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/swq-sumbawa-island-sumbawa-besar-airport/1ef266df-f92a-61ec-a3c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WADS
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -8.490000, 117.410000
- Elevation: 16 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 04:20 in Maputo, it's 10:20 in Sumbawa Island.
With a 6-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)
- [Sumbawa Besar Airport (SWQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/swq-sumbawa-island-sumbawa-besar-airport/1ef266df-f92a-61ec-a3c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)