Maputo Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Maputo, Maputo (city) (Mozambique)

IATA: MPM ICAO: FQMA

Longest Active Runway

12,008 ft

3,660 meters

Field Elevation

145 ft

44 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-25.9208°, 32.5726°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #177 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#276 of 7558

Top 3.7% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Mozambique)

#1 of 1 in MZ

#1 of 15 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+20.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MPM in numbers: 12,008 ft longest runway · tied #177 of 650 published · #276 of 7,558 worldwide (top 3.7%) · #1 in Mozambique.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

MPM lies at 44 m (145 ft), #404 of 650 published airports by elevation and 32.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: King Mswati III International Airport (SHO), 53.1 NM, 11,811 ft. Next: MQP 85.7 NM. MPM has the longest runway in this radius, 197 ft over SHO.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,008 ft (3,660 m)

MPM runways: 05/23 12,008 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 10/28 5,577 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). +20.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
05/23	12,008 ft (3660 m / 3.660 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
10/28	5,577 ft (1700 m / 1.700 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
King Mswati III International Airport (Mpaka)	`SHO`	53.1 NM (98.3 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (Mbombela)	`MQP`	85.7 NM (158.7 km)	10,171 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →