# Distance from Port Louis (MRU) to Mataiva Airport (MVT)

> 15,144 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,144 km / 9,410 mi / 8,177 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 142° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritius) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 13:04 in Port Louis, it's 23:04 in Mataiva Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 175 ft (MVT is lower than MRU)

## Airports

### [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

### [Mataiva Airport (MVT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvt-mataiva-airport/1ef266df-737e-649e-8f79-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mataiva Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGV
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -14.870000, -148.720000
- Elevation: 11 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 13:04 in Port Louis, it's 23:04 in Mataiva Airport.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mru-port-louis-sir-seewoosagur-ramgoolam-international-airport/1ef266de-d896-635a-a611-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mataiva Airport (MVT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvt-mataiva-airport/1ef266df-737e-649e-8f79-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)