AirportsSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is a large airport serving Plaine Magnien, in Grand Port, Mauritius. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MRU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MRU
- ICAO code
- FIMP
- City
- Plaine Magnien
- State or region
- Grand Port
- Country
- Mauritius
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 20.4302° S, 57.6836° E
- Elevation
- 57 m (186 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,370 m (11,056 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MRU means Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FIMP. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 20.4302° S, 57.6836° E. It stands 57 metres (186 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Indian/Mauritius, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,370 metres (11,056 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,370 m 11,056 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Roland Garros AirportSainte-Marie, Réunion | RUN | 231 km |
| Saint-Pierre Pierrefonds AirportSaint-Pierre, Réunion | ZSE | 255 km |
| Sir Charles Gaetan Duval AirportPort Mathurin | RRG | 598 km |
| Sainte Marie AirportVohilava, Madagascar | SMS | 907 km |
| Toamasina Ambalamanasy AirportToamasina, Madagascar | TMM | 907 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,832 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,695 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,086 km | 6 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,784 km | 12 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,931 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 18,464 km | 22 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,592 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,634 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,064 km | 11 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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