AirportsMaputo Airport is a large airport serving Maputo, in Maputo (city), Mozambique. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MPM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MPM
- ICAO code
- FQMA
- City
- Maputo
- State or region
- Maputo (city)
- Country
- Mozambique
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 25.9208° S, 32.5726° E
- Elevation
- 44 m (145 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,660 m (12,008 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MPM means Maputo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FQMA. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 25.9208° S, 32.5726° E. It stands 44 metres (145 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Maputo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Maputo Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,660 metres (12,008 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 12 airports of Mozambique on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,660 m 12,008 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10/28 | 1,700 m 5,577 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| King Mswati III International AirportMpaka, Eswatini | SHO | 98 km |
| Skukuza AirportSkukuza, South Africa | SZK | 145 km |
| Kruger Mpumalanga International AirportMbombela, South Africa | MQP | 159 km |
| Xai-Xai Chongoene AirportXai-Xai | VJB | 165 km |
| Mkuze AirportMkuze, South Africa | MZQ | 197 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,700 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,633 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,194 km | 8 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,192 km | 11 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,174 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 17,091 km | 21 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,225 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,130 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,730 km | 13 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.