# Distance from Lowai (LWI) to Port Louis (MRU)

> 9,656 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,656 km / 6,000 mi / 5,214 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 96° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Mauritius
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 09:55 in Lowai, it's 03:55 in Port Louis)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,714 ft (MRU is lower than LWI)

## Airports

### [Lowai Airstrip (LWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lwi-lowai-lowai-airstrip/1ef266de-9b9c-67ce-b8fd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lowai, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYLO
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.330000, 146.650000
- Elevation: 2,900 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 09:55 in Lowai, it's 03:55 in Port Louis.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lowai Airstrip (LWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lwi-lowai-lowai-airstrip/1ef266de-9b9c-67ce-b8fd-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)