# Distance from Port Louis (MRU) to Jacksonville (NIP)

> 15,812 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,812 km / 9,825 mi / 8,538 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 85° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritius) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 07:01 in Port Louis, it's 23:01 in Jacksonville)
- **Elevation difference**: 164 ft (NIP 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

### [Jacksonville Nas (Towers Field) Airport (NIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nip-jacksonville-jacksonville-nas-towers-field-airport/1ef266df-2e91-6214-8400-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jacksonville, United States
- ICAO: KNIP
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 30.230000, -81.680000
- Elevation: 23 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 07:01 in Port Louis, it's 23:01 in Jacksonville.
With a 8-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)
- [Jacksonville Nas (Towers Field) Airport (NIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nip-jacksonville-jacksonville-nas-towers-field-airport/1ef266df-2e91-6214-8400-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)