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MFA to MRE: distance & flight time
Mafia Island (Mafia Island Airport) → Masai Mara (Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip)
553 mi
889 km · 480 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
553 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- MFA — Mafia Island Airport · Mafia Island, Tanzania
- MRE — Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip · Masai Mara, Kenya
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near MRE
- KEY · Kericho Airport72 mi away
- SEU · Seronera Airport74 mi away
- MUZ · Musoma Airport84 mi away
- KIS · Kisumu Airport93 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MFA from MRE?
The flight distance from Mafia Island (MFA) to Masai Mara (MRE) is 553 miles (889 km, 480 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MFA to MRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 MFA to MRE?
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