# Distance from Port Louis (MRU) to Ovalle (OVL)

> 12,142 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,142 km / 7,545 mi / 6,556 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 129° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritius) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 23:19 in Port Louis, it's 15:19 in Ovalle)
- **Elevation difference**: 914 ft (OVL is higher 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

### [El Tuqui Airport (OVL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ovl-ovalle-el-tuqui-airport/1ef266df-9c8d-62b8-ae3e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ovalle, Chile
- ICAO: SCOV
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -30.560000, -71.180000
- Elevation: 1,100 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 23:19 in Port Louis, it's 15:19 in Ovalle.
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)
- [El Tuqui Airport (OVL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ovl-ovalle-el-tuqui-airport/1ef266df-9c8d-62b8-ae3e-06bb2780ed98)
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