Travel guide: Maputo International Airport, Mozambique (MPM)

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Travel essentials for Maputo International Airport, Mozambique — what to expect on the ground. Maputo International Airport sits in Mozambique (Africa), in a subtropical climate band — subtropical southern-hemisphere band with mild winters and warm summers. Airport IATA code MPM serves the area. Local timezone is Africa/Maputo, which matters for arrivals and check-ins. It sits at -25.92°, 32.57° — useful for weather, daylight, and route planning. Use the live tools below to plan around these facts.

RegionMozambique, Africa
Climate bandsubtropical southern-hemisphere band with mild winters and warm summers
Airport IATA code MPM
TimezoneAfrica/Maputo
Coordinates-25.92, 32.57
Located in the Southern Hemisphere

MPM is the airport code for Maputo International Airport, also known as Mavalane, the main airport of Maputo, the capital and largest city of Mozambique, in southeastern Africa. Maputo lies on a great bay of the Indian Ocean in the far south of the country, and is Mozambique's chief port, commercial centre and seat of government. It is a warm, lively coastal city famous for its architecture, an eclectic mix of Portuguese colonial buildings and striking modernist and art-deco design, set along wide avenues lined with jacaranda and acacia trees, which have earned it nicknames such as the City of Acacias. With its seafront, its markets and its music, Maputo blends African, Portuguese and Indian Ocean influences. Maputo is reached by flights into its airport, the busiest in Mozambique, and by road and rail. The climate is warm and tropical, with a hot, wet summer and a drier, milder winter.

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Frequently asked questions

What is MPM airport?
MPM is Maputo International Airport, also called Mavalane, the main airport of Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. It lies just north of the city centre and is the busiest airport in the country, serving as the hub for the national airline and connecting Mozambique with Africa, Europe and beyond.
Where is Maputo?
Maputo is the capital and largest city of Mozambique, in the far south of the country, on a large bay of the Indian Ocean. It is the nation's main port and commercial centre, a warm coastal city close to the borders with South Africa and Eswatini.
What is Maputo known for?
Maputo is known for its distinctive architecture, a mix of Portuguese colonial, modernist and art-deco buildings, and for its wide, tree-lined avenues that have earned it the nickname City of Acacias. As a lively Indian Ocean port, it blends African, Portuguese and other influences in its markets, seafront and music.

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