Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
JAA to MFA: distance & flight time
Jalalabad (Jalalabad Airport) → Mafia Island (Mafia Island Airport)
3,551 mi
5,715 km · 3,086 nm
7h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1.5h
time difference · heading southwest
See live JAA→MFA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
3,551 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 26m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- JAA — Jalalabad Airport · Jalalabad, Afghanistan
- MFA — Mafia Island Airport · Mafia Island, Tanzania
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near JAA
- PAJ · Parachinar Airport42 mi away
- PEW · Peshawar International Airport64 mi away
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport74 mi away
- OAI · Bagram Air Base80 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 JAA from MFA?
The flight distance from Jalalabad (JAA) to Mafia Island (MFA) is 3,551 miles (5,715 km, 3,086 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JAA to MFA?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 26m 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 time difference between Jalalabad and Mafia Island?
Mafia Island is 1.5 hours behind Jalalabad.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JAA to MFA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on JAA–MFA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.