# Distance from Port Louis (MRU) to Tampa (TPF)

> 15,904 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,904 km / 9,882 mi / 8,588 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 87° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritius) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 05:40 in Port Louis, it's 21:40 in Tampa)
- **Elevation difference**: 179 ft (TPF 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

### [Peter O Knight Airport (TPF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpf-tampa-peter-o-knight-airport/1ef266df-3bfe-6a14-aa69-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tampa, United States
- ICAO: KTPF
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 27.920000, -82.450000
- Elevation: 7 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 05:40 in Port Louis, it's 21:40 in Tampa.
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)
- [Peter O Knight Airport (TPF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpf-tampa-peter-o-knight-airport/1ef266df-3bfe-6a14-aa69-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)