# Maputo Airport (MPM / FQMA)

**Maputo Airport** (IATA: MPM, ICAO: FQMA) is a large airport in Maputo, Maputo (city), Mozambique. It opened in Apr 1938. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,660 m (12,008 ft). In 2021 it handled 590 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fqma

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MPM / FQMA
- Type: Large airport
- Owner: Aeroportos de Moçambique
- Serves: Maputo, Maputo (city), Mozambique
- Opened: Apr 1938
- Elevation: 44 m / 145 ft
- Coordinates: -25.9208, 32.5726
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,660 m / 12,008 ft
- Passengers: 590,000 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Maputo
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maputo_International_Airport (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1022397
- Weather station: FQMA · WMO 67341
- Ident: FQMA

## Timeline

- Apr 1938: Maputo Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 3,660 m / 12,008 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 029° / 209° | yes |
| 10/28 | 1,700 m / 5,577 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 086° / 266° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 747,000 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 781,468 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 839,390 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 916,000 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 985,800 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,007,000 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 978,000 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 940,000 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,017,000 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,103,000 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 468,000 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 590,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

6 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 433 km / 269 mi · FlySafair, Airlink
- [CPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fact.md) Cape Town International Airport · South Africa · 1,614 km / 1,003 mi · Airlink
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 6,048 km / 3,758 mi · Qatar Airways
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 8,400 km / 5,220 mi · TAP Air Portugal

### Cargo (3)

- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 433 km / 269 mi · Astral Aviation
- [ERS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fywe.md) Eros Airport · Namibia · 1,612 km / 1,002 mi · Westair Aviation
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 2,775 km / 1,724 mi · Astral Aviation

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MPM, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (4)

- [Fastjet Mozambique](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fastjet-mozambique)
- IK [Kaya Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kaya-airlines)
- TM [LAM Mozambique Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lam-mozambique-airlines)
- MXE [Moçambique Expresso](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mocambique-expresso)

### Passenger (4)

- 4Z [Airlink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airlink) · 2
- FA [FlySafair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flysafair) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- 8V [Astral Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/astral-aviation) · 2
- WV [Westair Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westair-aviation) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 590K (2021) | #1,040 of 3,974 | #67 in Africa | #1 in MZ |
| Longest runway | 3,660 m / 12,008 ft | =304 of 29,858 | #34 in Africa | #1 in MZ |
| Elevation | 44 m / 145 ft | =35,461 of 43,403 | =2,821 in Africa | #27 in MZ |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =27 in Africa | #1 in MZ |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =1 in MZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTR | Center | 127.700 |
| APP | Approach | 121.300 |
| TWR | Tower | 118.100 |
| GND | Ground | 121.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [SHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fdsk.md) King Mswati III International Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [MTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fdms.md) Matsapha International Airport · 143 km / 89 mi
- [SZK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fasz.md) Skukuza Airport · 145 km / 90 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Maputo International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maputo_International_Airport&oldid=1376426706), revision of 24 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fqma/data