- Great circle
- 9,784 km
- 6,080 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 12h 40m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 51.5°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 24.4%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 44th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From London the path crosses United Kingdom, then France, then Switzerland, then Italy, then 1,150 km of open water, then Egypt, then Sudan, then Eritrea, then Ethiopia, then Somalia, then 2,837 km of open water.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 51.5°N, 0% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 9,837 km. That is 53 km further, about 1% more, and roughly 4m of extra flying.
Leaving London the aircraft points south-east (127°); it arrives into Mauritius heading south-east (148°). That is 21° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
London to Mauritius, asked and answered
- How far is London to Mauritius?
- London to Mauritius (LHR to MRU) is 9,784 km, or 6,080 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from London to Mauritius?
- About 12h 40m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a London to Mauritius flight take?
- The great circle passes over United Kingdom, then France, then Switzerland, then Italy, then 1,150 km of open water, then Egypt, then Sudan, then Eritrea, then Ethiopia, then Somalia, then 2,837 km of open water. It reaches 51.5°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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