# Distance from Port Louis (MRU) to Port-de-Paix (PAX)

> 14,872 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,872 km / 9,241 mi / 8,030 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 278° (west)
- **Return heading**: 100° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritius) → Haiti
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 18:17 in Port Louis, it's 10:17 in Port-de-Paix)
- **Elevation difference**: 177 ft (PAX 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

### [Port-de-Paix Airport (PAX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pax-port-de-paix-port-de-paix-airport/1ef266df-69c5-6a1a-b988-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port-de-Paix, Haiti
- ICAO: MTPX
- Timezone: America/Port-au-Prince
- Coordinates: 19.930000, -72.850000
- Elevation: 9 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 18:17 in Port Louis, it's 10:17 in Port-de-Paix.
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)
- [Port-de-Paix Airport (PAX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pax-port-de-paix-port-de-paix-airport/1ef266df-69c5-6a1a-b988-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)