# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Las Tunas (VTU)

> 12,889 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,889 km / 8,009 mi / 6,960 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 110° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → Cuba
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 05:04 in Maputo, it's 23:04 in Las Tunas)
- **Elevation difference**: 183 ft (VTU 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

### [Hermanos Ameijeiras Airport (VTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vtu-las-tunas-hermanos-ameijeiras-airport/1ef266df-6b5d-6288-8f0e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Las Tunas, Cuba
- ICAO: MUVT
- Timezone: America/Havana
- Coordinates: 20.990000, -76.940000
- Elevation: 328 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 05:04 in Maputo, it's 23:04 in Las Tunas.
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)
- [Hermanos Ameijeiras Airport (VTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vtu-las-tunas-hermanos-ameijeiras-airport/1ef266df-6b5d-6288-8f0e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)