# Distance from Ambunti (AUJ) to Quito (UIO)

> 15,415 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,415 km / 9,578 mi / 8,323 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 95° (east)
- **Return heading**: 263° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 15:34 in Ambunti, it's 00:34 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,150 ft (UIO is higher than AUJ)

## Airports

### [Ambunti Airport (AUJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auj-ambunti-ambunti-airport/1ef266de-9aee-6fc0-b0a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYAT
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -4.220000, 142.820000
- Elevation: 50 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 15:34 in Ambunti, it's 00:34 in Quito.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ambunti Airport (AUJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auj-ambunti-ambunti-airport/1ef266de-9aee-6fc0-b0a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)