# Distance from Fort Riley (Junction City) (FRI) to Port Louis (MRU)

> 16,814 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,814 km / 10,448 mi / 9,079 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Mauritius
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 04:26 in Fort Riley (Junction City), it's 13:26 in Port Louis)
- **Elevation difference**: 880 ft (MRU is lower than FRI)

## Airports

### [Marshall Army Air Field (FRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fri-fort-riley-junction-city-marshall-army-air-field/1ef266df-1ce4-6f48-857c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Riley (Junction City), United States
- ICAO: KFRI
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 39.100000, -96.800000
- Elevation: 1,066 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 04:26 in Fort Riley (Junction City), it's 13:26 in Port Louis.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Marshall Army Air Field (FRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fri-fort-riley-junction-city-marshall-army-air-field/1ef266df-1ce4-6f48-857c-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)