# Distance from Motueka Airport (MZP) to Nice (NCE)

> 18,814 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,814 km / 11,691 mi / 10,159 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 81° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 08:10 in Motueka Airport, it's 22:10 in Nice)
- **Elevation difference**: 27 ft (NCE is lower than MZP)

## Airports

### [Motueka Airport (MZP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mzp-motueka-airport/1ef266df-7723-6e0a-8f21-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Motueka Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZMK
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -41.120000, 172.990000
- Elevation: 39 ft

### [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nice, France
- ICAO: LFMN
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.660000, 7.220000
- 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 08:10 in Motueka Airport, it's 22:10 in Nice.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Motueka Airport (MZP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mzp-motueka-airport/1ef266df-7723-6e0a-8f21-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)