# Distance from Matamata Glider Airport (MTA) to Zagreb (ZAG)

> 18,115 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,115 km / 11,256 mi / 9,781 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 304° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Croatia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 22:01 in Matamata Glider Airport, it's 12:01 in Zagreb)
- **Elevation difference**: 173 ft (ZAG is higher than MTA)

## Airports

### [Matamata Glider Airport (MTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mta-matamata-glider-airport/1ef266df-770f-6180-ad81-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Matamata Glider Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZMA
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -37.730000, 175.740000
- Elevation: 180 ft

### [Zagreb Airport (ZAG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zag-zagreb-zagreb-airport/1ef266df-43f4-691c-9d2a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zagreb, Croatia
- ICAO: LDZA
- Timezone: Europe/Zagreb
- Coordinates: 45.740000, 16.070000
- Elevation: 353 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 22:01 in Matamata Glider Airport, it's 12:01 in Zagreb.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Matamata Glider Airport (MTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mta-matamata-glider-airport/1ef266df-770f-6180-ad81-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zagreb Airport (ZAG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zag-zagreb-zagreb-airport/1ef266df-43f4-691c-9d2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)