# Distance from Port Louis (MRU) to Rochester (RST)

> 16,220 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,220 km / 10,079 mi / 8,758 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritius) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 04:14 in Port Louis, it's 19:14 in Rochester)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,131 ft (RST 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

### [Rochester International Airport (RST)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rst-rochester-rochester-international-airport/1ef266df-35d7-6adc-8365-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rochester, United States
- ICAO: KRST
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 43.910000, -92.500000
- Elevation: 1,317 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 04:14 in Port Louis, it's 19:14 in Rochester.
With a 9-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)
- [Rochester International Airport (RST)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rst-rochester-rochester-international-airport/1ef266df-35d7-6adc-8365-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)