# Distance from Choibalsan Airport (COQ) to Quito (UIO)

> 14,531 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,531 km / 9,029 mi / 7,846 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 17° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 349° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mongolia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 01:17 in Choibalsan Airport, it's 12:17 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,743 ft (UIO is higher than COQ)

## Airports

### [Choibalsan Airport (COQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/coq-choibalsan-airport/1ef266e0-1f6e-6fec-8a82-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Choibalsan Airport, Mongolia
- ICAO: ZMCD
- Timezone: Asia/Ulaanbaatar
- Coordinates: 48.140000, 114.650000
- Elevation: 2,457 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 01:17 in Choibalsan Airport, it's 12:17 in Quito.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Choibalsan Airport (COQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/coq-choibalsan-airport/1ef266e0-1f6e-6fec-8a82-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)