# Distance from Attopeu (AOU) to Quito (UIO)

> 18,286 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,286 km / 11,363 mi / 9,874 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 20° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 341° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Laos) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 13:11 in Attopeu, it's 01:11 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,856 ft (UIO is higher than AOU)

## Airports

### [Attopeu Airport (AOU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aou-attopeu-attopeu-airport/1ef266df-f273-65c4-a0a9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Attopeu, Laos
- ICAO: VLAP
- Timezone: Asia/Vientiane
- Coordinates: 14.810000, 106.820000
- Elevation: 344 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 13:11 in Attopeu, it's 01:11 in Quito.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Attopeu Airport (AOU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aou-attopeu-attopeu-airport/1ef266df-f273-65c4-a0a9-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)