# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Takapoto Airport (TKP)

> 15,491 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,491 km / 9,626 mi / 8,365 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 183° (south)
- **Return heading**: 177° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 05:40 in Maputo, it's 17:40 in Takapoto Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 133 ft (TKP 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

### [Takapoto Airport (TKP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkp-takapoto-airport/1ef266df-7376-6636-b540-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Takapoto Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGT
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -14.710000, -145.250000
- Elevation: 12 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 05:40 in Maputo, it's 17:40 in Takapoto Airport.
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)
- [Takapoto Airport (TKP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkp-takapoto-airport/1ef266df-7376-6636-b540-06bb2780ed98)
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