# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Tarawa (TRW)

> 14,994 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,994 km / 9,317 mi / 8,096 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 234° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → Kiribati
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 23:50 in Maputo, it's 09:50 in Tarawa)
- **Elevation difference**: 136 ft (TRW 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

### [Bonriki International Airport (TRW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trw-tarawa-bonriki-international-airport/1ef266df-709c-6604-93b2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tarawa, Kiribati
- ICAO: NGTA
- Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
- Coordinates: 1.380000, 173.150000
- Elevation: 9 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 23:50 in Maputo, it's 09:50 in Tarawa.
With a 10-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)
- [Bonriki International Airport (TRW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trw-tarawa-bonriki-international-airport/1ef266df-709c-6604-93b2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)