# Distance from Anapa (AAQ) to Quito (UIO)

> 12,005 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,005 km / 7,459 mi / 6,482 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 06:40 in Anapa, it's 22:40 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,026 ft (UIO is higher than AAQ)

## Airports

### [Anapa Airport (AAQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aaq-anapa-anapa-airport/1ef266df-e95f-62c6-b4fa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Anapa, Russia
- ICAO: URKA
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 45.000000, 37.350000
- Elevation: 174 ft

### [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Quito, Ecuador
- ICAO: SEQM
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -0.130000, -78.360000
- Elevation: 9,200 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 06:40 in Anapa, it's 22:40 in Quito.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Anapa Airport (AAQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aaq-anapa-anapa-airport/1ef266df-e95f-62c6-b4fa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)