# Distance from Ahwaz (AWZ) to Quito (UIO)

> 13,466 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,466 km / 8,368 mi / 7,271 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iran) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8.5h (When it's 05:38 in Ahwaz, it's 21:08 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,134 ft (UIO is higher than AWZ)

## Airports

### [Ahwaz Airport (AWZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/awz-ahwaz-ahwaz-airport/1ef266df-7cde-6ca0-aaa5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ahwaz, Iran
- ICAO: OIAW
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 31.340000, 48.760000
- Elevation: 66 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 05:38 in Ahwaz, it's 21:08 in Quito.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ahwaz Airport (AWZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/awz-ahwaz-ahwaz-airport/1ef266df-7cde-6ca0-aaa5-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)