# Distance from Faizabad (FBD) to Quito (UIO)

> 14,806 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,806 km / 9,200 mi / 7,995 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Afghanistan) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 08:09 in Faizabad, it's 22:39 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,328 ft (UIO is higher than FBD)

## Airports

### [Faizabad Airport (FBD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fbd-faizabad-faizabad-airport/1ef266df-78a3-644c-8ad8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Faizabad, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAFZ
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 37.120000, 70.520000
- Elevation: 3,872 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 08:09 in Faizabad, it's 22:39 in Quito.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Faizabad Airport (FBD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fbd-faizabad-faizabad-airport/1ef266df-78a3-644c-8ad8-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)