Airports / Mozambique / MPM
Maputo Airport
FQMA / MPMMaputo, MozambiqueELEV 145 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
53 nm
To the nearest alternate
King Mswati III International Airport (SHO).
Overview
Maputo Airport (FQMA / MPM) sits in Maputo, Mozambique, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 145 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
MPM has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include King Mswati III International Airport (SHO, 53 nm), Matsapha International Airport (MTS, 77 nm), and Skukuza Airport (SZK, 79 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MPM vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MPM, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FQMA
IATA
MPM
FAA / Local
FQMA
Elevation
145 ft
Coordinates
25.9208° S · 32.5726° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Mozambique fields
state range 20–4,505 ft
At 145 ft, MPM sits lower than 50% of the 14 Mozambique fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 53nmSHOKing Mswati III International AirportMpaka
- 77nmMTSMatsapha International AirportManzini
- 79nmSZKSkukuza AirportSkukuza
- 86nmMQPKruger Mpumalanga International AirportMbombela
- 87nmAAMMalamala AirportMalamala
- 87nmFABRBarberton AirportUmjindi (Barberton)
Location
Open the full mapFQMA · Maputo Airport · Maputo, Mozambique