# Distance from Dunk Island Airport (DKI) to Quito (UIO)

> 14,753 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,753 km / 9,167 mi / 7,966 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 108° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 17:38 in Dunk Island Airport, it's 02:38 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,194 ft (UIO is higher than DKI)

## Airports

### [Dunk Island Airport (DKI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dki-dunk-island-airport/1ef266e0-0a8a-69aa-860d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dunk Island Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YDKI
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -17.940000, 146.140000
- Elevation: 6 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 17:38 in Dunk Island Airport, it's 02:38 in Quito.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Dunk Island Airport (DKI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dki-dunk-island-airport/1ef266e0-0a8a-69aa-860d-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)