# Distance from Atauro (AUT) to Quito (UIO)

> 17,201 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,201 km / 10,688 mi / 9,288 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 108° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Timor-Leste) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 07:15 in Atauro, it's 17:15 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,171 ft (UIO is higher than AUT)

## Airports

### [Atauro Airport (AUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aut-atauro-atauro-airport/1ef266df-ff8d-65c0-b475-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atauro, Timor-Leste
- ICAO: WPAT
- Timezone: Asia/Dili
- Coordinates: -8.210000, 125.620000
- Elevation: 29 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 07:15 in Atauro, it's 17:15 in Quito.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Atauro Airport (AUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aut-atauro-atauro-airport/1ef266df-ff8d-65c0-b475-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)