# Distance from Daru (DAU) to Quito (UIO)

> 15,300 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,300 km / 9,507 mi / 8,261 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 100° (east)
- **Return heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 16:09 in Daru, it's 01:09 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,180 ft (UIO is higher than DAU)

## Airports

### [Daru Airport (DAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dau-daru-daru-airport/1ef266de-9b1e-6d24-a1fb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Daru, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYDU
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -9.090000, 143.210000
- Elevation: 20 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 16:09 in Daru, it's 01:09 in Quito.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Daru Airport (DAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dau-daru-daru-airport/1ef266de-9b1e-6d24-a1fb-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)