# Distance from Port Louis (MRU) to Tikehau Airport (TIH)

> 15,153 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,153 km / 9,416 mi / 8,182 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 142° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 216° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritius) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 21:06 in Port Louis, it's 07:06 in Tikehau Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 180 ft (TIH 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

### [Tikehau Airport (TIH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tih-tikehau-airport/1ef266df-7339-6538-8abb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tikehau Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGC
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.120000, -148.230000
- Elevation: 6 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 21:06 in Port Louis, it's 07:06 in Tikehau 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)
- [Tikehau Airport (TIH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tih-tikehau-airport/1ef266df-7339-6538-8abb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)