# Distance from Port Louis (MRU) to Versailles (VRS)

> 16,557 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,557 km / 10,288 mi / 8,940 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritius) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 09:12 in Port Louis, it's 00:12 in Versailles)
- **Elevation difference**: 841 ft (VRS 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

### [Roy Otten Memorial Airfield (VRS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vrs-versailles-roy-otten-memorial-airfield/1ef266de-ffab-6a76-b23f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Versailles, United States
- ICAO: K3VS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.430000, -92.880000
- Elevation: 1,027 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 09:12 in Port Louis, it's 00:12 in Versailles.
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)
- [Roy Otten Memorial Airfield (VRS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vrs-versailles-roy-otten-memorial-airfield/1ef266de-ffab-6a76-b23f-06bb2780ed98)
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