# Distance from Blackstone (BKT) to Port Louis (MRU)

> 15,363 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,363 km / 9,546 mi / 8,295 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 303° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Mauritius
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 00:52 in Blackstone, it's 08:52 in Port Louis)
- **Elevation difference**: 251 ft (MRU is lower than BKT)

## Airports

### [Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field (BKT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkt-blackstone-allen-c-perkinson-blackstone-army-air-field/1ef266df-10cf-6208-80a7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Blackstone, United States
- ICAO: KBKT
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 37.070000, -77.960000
- Elevation: 437 ft

### [Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mru-port-louis-sir-seewoosagur-ramgoolam-international-airport/1ef266de-d896-635a-a611-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port Louis, Mauritius
- ICAO: FIMP
- Timezone: Indian/Mauritius
- Coordinates: -20.430000, 57.680000
- Elevation: 186 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:52 in Blackstone, it's 08:52 in Port Louis.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field (BKT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkt-blackstone-allen-c-perkinson-blackstone-army-air-field/1ef266df-10cf-6208-80a7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mru-port-louis-sir-seewoosagur-ramgoolam-international-airport/1ef266de-d896-635a-a611-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)