# Distance from Maputo (MPM) to Wichita Falls (SPS)

> 15,260 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,260 km / 9,482 mi / 8,240 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 93° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 01:59 in Maputo, it's 18:59 in Wichita Falls)
- **Elevation difference**: 874 ft (SPS is higher than MPM)

## Airports

### [Maputo Airport (MPM)](https://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

### [Sheppard Afb/Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (SPS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sps-wichita-falls-sheppard-afbwichita-falls-municipal-airport/1ef266df-395e-680e-bf76-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wichita Falls, United States
- ICAO: KSPS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 33.990000, -98.490000
- Elevation: 1,019 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 01:59 in Maputo, it's 18:59 in Wichita Falls.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Maputo Airport (MPM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mpm-maputo-maputo-airport/1ef266de-ddb6-6d80-8d2b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sheppard Afb/Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (SPS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sps-wichita-falls-sheppard-afbwichita-falls-municipal-airport/1ef266df-395e-680e-bf76-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)