# Distance from Chelinda Malawi Airport (CEH) to Quito (UIO)

> 12,425 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,425 km / 7,721 mi / 6,709 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 101° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malawi) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 01:09 in Chelinda Malawi Airport, it's 18:09 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,441 ft (UIO is higher than CEH)

## Airports

### [Chelinda Malawi Airport (CEH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ceh-chelinda-malawi-airport/1ef266de-dfce-621c-ba5a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chelinda Malawi Airport, Malawi
- ICAO: FWCD
- Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
- Coordinates: -10.550000, 33.800000
- Elevation: 7,759 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 01:09 in Chelinda Malawi Airport, it's 18:09 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Chelinda Malawi Airport (CEH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ceh-chelinda-malawi-airport/1ef266de-dfce-621c-ba5a-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)