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MFA to UKA: distance & flight time
Mafia Island (Mafia Island Airport) → Ukunda (Ukunda Airstrip)
250 mi
403 km · 218 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
250 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- UKA — Ukunda Airstrip · Ukunda, 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 UKA
- MBA · Mombasa Moi International Airport18 mi away
- TGT · Tanga Airport65 mi away
- PMA · Pemba Airport69 mi away
- MYD · Malindi Airport82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MFA from UKA?
The flight distance from Mafia Island (MFA) to Ukunda (UKA) is 250 miles (403 km, 218 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MFA to UKA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 UKA?
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