# Distance from Arba Minch Airport (AMH) to Quito (UIO)

> 12,878 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,878 km / 8,002 mi / 6,953 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 273° (west)
- **Return heading**: 83° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 21:30 in Arba Minch Airport, it's 13:30 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,299 ft (UIO is higher than AMH)

## Airports

### [Arba Minch Airport (AMH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/amh-arba-minch-airport/1ef266de-e9d6-623c-ba85-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arba Minch Airport, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAAM
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 6.040000, 37.590000
- Elevation: 3,901 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 21:30 in Arba Minch Airport, it's 13:30 in Quito.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Arba Minch Airport (AMH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/amh-arba-minch-airport/1ef266de-e9d6-623c-ba85-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)