# Distance from Port Louis (MRU) to Valparaiso (VPZ)

> 15,961 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,961 km / 9,917 mi / 8,618 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritius) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 01:03 in Port Louis, it's 16:03 in Valparaiso)
- **Elevation difference**: 584 ft (VPZ 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

### [Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vpz-valparaiso-porter-county-regional-airport/1ef266df-3eda-69ea-9050-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Valparaiso, United States
- ICAO: KVPZ
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 41.450000, -87.010000
- Elevation: 770 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 01:03 in Port Louis, it's 16:03 in Valparaiso.
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)
- [Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vpz-valparaiso-porter-county-regional-airport/1ef266df-3eda-69ea-9050-06bb2780ed98)
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