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GID to MFA: distance & flight time
Gitega (Gitega Airport) → Mafia Island (Mafia Island Airport)
739 mi
1,190 km · 642 nm
2h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
739 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 4m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- GID — Gitega Airport · Gitega, Burundi
- MFA — Mafia Island Airport · Mafia Island, Tanzania
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GID
- BJM · Bujumbura International Airport41 mi away
- KME · Kamembe Airport96 mi away
- KGL · Kigali International Airport101 mi away
- TKQ · Kigoma Airport103 mi away
Near MFA
- KIY · Kilwa Masoko Airport70 mi away
- DAR · Julius Nyerere International Airport79 mi away
- ZNZ · Abeid Amani Karume International Airport121 mi away
- LDI · Lindi Airport134 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GID from MFA?
The flight distance from Gitega (GID) to Mafia Island (MFA) is 739 miles (1,190 km, 642 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GID to MFA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 4m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GID to MFA?
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