# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Shelbyville (SYI)

> 14,177 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,177 km / 8,809 mi / 7,655 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 97° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 23:35 in Maputo, it's 16:35 in Shelbyville)
- **Elevation difference**: 655 ft (SYI 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

### [Bomar Field/Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syi-shelbyville-bomar-fieldshelbyville-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3a1c-6bba-a80e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shelbyville, United States
- ICAO: KSYI
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 35.600000, -86.400000
- Elevation: 800 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 23:35 in Maputo, it's 16:35 in Shelbyville.
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)
- [Bomar Field/Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syi-shelbyville-bomar-fieldshelbyville-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3a1c-6bba-a80e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)