# Distance from Port Louis (MRU) to Wichita Falls (SPS)

> 17,229 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,229 km / 10,706 mi / 9,303 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 308° (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 09:04 in Port Louis, it's 00:04 in Wichita Falls)
- **Elevation difference**: 833 ft (SPS 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

### [Sheppard Afb/Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (SPS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sps-wichita-falls-sheppard-afbwichita-falls-municipal-airport/1ef266df-395e-680e-bf76-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wichita Falls, United States
- ICAO: KSPS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 33.990000, -98.490000
- Elevation: 1,019 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 09:04 in Port Louis, it's 00:04 in Wichita Falls.
With a 9-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)
- [Sheppard Afb/Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (SPS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sps-wichita-falls-sheppard-afbwichita-falls-municipal-airport/1ef266df-395e-680e-bf76-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)