# Distance from Port Louis (MRU) to Simbai (SIM)

> 9,477 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,477 km / 5,889 mi / 5,117 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 94° (east)
- **Return heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritius) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 15:20 in Port Louis, it's 21:20 in Simbai)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,618 ft (SIM is higher than MRU)

## Airports

### [Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU)](https://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

### [Simbai Airport (SIM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sim-simbai-simbai-airport/1ef266de-9c13-6f72-9438-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Simbai, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYSJ
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -5.280000, 144.540000
- Elevation: 5,804 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 15:20 in Port Louis, it's 21:20 in Simbai.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mru-port-louis-sir-seewoosagur-ramgoolam-international-airport/1ef266de-d896-635a-a611-06bb2780ed98)
- [Simbai Airport (SIM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sim-simbai-simbai-airport/1ef266de-9c13-6f72-9438-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)