# Distance from Bakalalan (BKM) to Quito (UIO)

> 18,404 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,404 km / 11,436 mi / 9,938 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malaysia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 07:09 in Bakalalan, it's 18:09 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,300 ft (UIO is higher than BKM)

## Airports

### [Bakalalan Airport (BKM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkm-bakalalan-bakalalan-airport/1ef266df-fb4e-6400-ae6b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bakalalan, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBGQ
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 3.970000, 115.620000
- Elevation: 2,900 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 07:09 in Bakalalan, it's 18:09 in Quito.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bakalalan Airport (BKM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkm-bakalalan-bakalalan-airport/1ef266df-fb4e-6400-ae6b-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)