# Distance from Port Louis (MRU) to Aratika Nord Airport (RKA)

> 15,288 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,288 km / 9,499 mi / 8,255 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 146° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 213° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritius) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 03:30 in Port Louis, it's 13:30 in Aratika Nord Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 176 ft (RKA 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

### [Aratika Nord Airport (RKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rka-aratika-nord-airport/1ef266df-739a-6612-a35b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aratika Nord Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTKK
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.490000, -145.470000
- Elevation: 10 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 03:30 in Port Louis, it's 13:30 in Aratika Nord 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)
- [Aratika Nord Airport (RKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rka-aratika-nord-airport/1ef266df-739a-6612-a35b-06bb2780ed98)
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