# Distance from Shakhtersk (EKS) to Quito (UIO)

> 13,337 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,337 km / 8,287 mi / 7,201 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 331° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 00:32 in Shakhtersk, it's 09:32 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,150 ft (UIO is higher than EKS)

## Airports

### [Shakhtyorsk Airport (EKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eks-shakhtersk-shakhtyorsk-airport/1ef266df-e621-6442-977d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shakhtersk, Russia
- ICAO: UHSK
- Timezone: Asia/Vladivostok
- Coordinates: 49.190000, 142.080000
- 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 00:32 in Shakhtersk, it's 09:32 in Quito.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Shakhtyorsk Airport (EKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eks-shakhtersk-shakhtyorsk-airport/1ef266df-e621-6442-977d-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)