# Distance from Bengkulu-Sumatra Island (BKS) to Quito (UIO)

> 19,565 km · estimated flight time 24h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 19,565 km / 12,157 mi / 10,564 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 24h
- **Heading**: 170° (south)
- **Return heading**: 190° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 16:55 in Bengkulu-Sumatra Island, it's 04:55 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,150 ft (UIO is higher than BKS)

## Airports

### [Padang Kemiling (Fatmawati Soekarno) Airport (BKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bks-bengkulu-sumatra-island-padang-kemiling-fatmawati-soekarno-airport/1ef266df-fdbf-672a-9dba-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bengkulu-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIPL
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: -3.860000, 102.340000
- 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 16:55 in Bengkulu-Sumatra Island, it's 04:55 in Quito.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Padang Kemiling (Fatmawati Soekarno) Airport (BKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bks-bengkulu-sumatra-island-padang-kemiling-fatmawati-soekarno-airport/1ef266df-fdbf-672a-9dba-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)