# Distance from Port Louis (MRU) to Ust-Kut (UKX)

> 9,688 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,688 km / 6,020 mi / 5,231 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 224° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritius) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 21:18 in Port Louis, it's 01:18 in Ust-Kut)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,002 ft (UKX 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

### [Ust-Kut Airport (UKX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ukx-ust-kut-ust-kut-airport/1ef266df-e683-64b2-8c43-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ust-Kut, Russia
- ICAO: UITT
- Timezone: Asia/Irkutsk
- Coordinates: 56.860000, 105.730000
- Elevation: 2,188 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 21:18 in Port Louis, it's 01:18 in Ust-Kut.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Ust-Kut Airport (UKX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ukx-ust-kut-ust-kut-airport/1ef266df-e683-64b2-8c43-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)