# Distance from Port Louis (MRU) to Sheep Mountain (SMU)

> 15,022 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,022 km / 9,334 mi / 8,111 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 17° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritius) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 10:37 in Port Louis, it's 22:37 in Sheep Mountain)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,564 ft (SMU 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

### [Sheep Mountain Airport (SMU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/smu-sheep-mountain-sheep-mountain-airport/1ef266df-881c-69aa-b38e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sheep Mountain, United States
- ICAO: PASP
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 61.810000, -147.510000
- Elevation: 2,750 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 10:37 in Port Louis, it's 22:37 in Sheep Mountain.
With a 12-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)
- [Sheep Mountain Airport (SMU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/smu-sheep-mountain-sheep-mountain-airport/1ef266df-881c-69aa-b38e-06bb2780ed98)
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