# Distance from Atka (AKB) to Quito (UIO)

> 10,417 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,417 km / 6,473 mi / 5,625 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 85° (east)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 13:49 in Atka, it's 17:49 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,145 ft (UIO is higher than AKB)

## Airports

### [Atka Airport (AKB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akb-atka-atka-airport/1ef266df-858c-6c08-95ff-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atka, United States
- ICAO: PAAK
- Timezone: America/Adak
- Coordinates: 52.220000, -174.210000
- Elevation: 55 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 13:49 in Atka, it's 17:49 in Quito.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Atka Airport (AKB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akb-atka-atka-airport/1ef266df-858c-6c08-95ff-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)