# Distance from Asahikawa (AKJ) to Quito (UIO)

> 13,710 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,710 km / 8,519 mi / 7,403 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 10:46 in Asahikawa, it's 20:46 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,479 ft (UIO is higher than AKJ)

## Airports

### [Asahikawa Airport (AKJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akj-asahikawa-asahikawa-airport/1ef266df-8baf-604a-b177-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Asahikawa, Japan
- ICAO: RJEC
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 43.670000, 142.450000
- Elevation: 721 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 10:46 in Asahikawa, it's 20:46 in Quito.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Asahikawa Airport (AKJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akj-asahikawa-asahikawa-airport/1ef266df-8baf-604a-b177-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)