# Distance from Garden City (GCK) to Port Louis (MRU)

> 17,168 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,168 km / 10,668 mi / 9,270 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Mauritius
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 08:25 in Garden City, it's 17:25 in Port Louis)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,705 ft (MRU is lower than GCK)

## Airports

### [Garden City Regional Airport (GCK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gck-garden-city-garden-city-regional-airport/1ef266df-1dc5-6232-a21e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Garden City, United States
- ICAO: KGCK
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 37.930000, -100.720000
- Elevation: 2,891 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 08:25 in Garden City, it's 17:25 in Port Louis.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Garden City Regional Airport (GCK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gck-garden-city-garden-city-regional-airport/1ef266df-1dc5-6232-a21e-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)