# Distance from Goma (GOM) to Quito (UIO)

> 11,963 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,963 km / 7,434 mi / 6,460 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 269° (west)
- **Return heading**: 92° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 09:27 in Goma, it's 02:27 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,111 ft (UIO is higher than GOM)

## Airports

### [Goma International Airport (GOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gom-goma-goma-international-airport/1ef266de-e446-6ff6-b45c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Goma, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZNA
- Timezone: Africa/Kigali
- Coordinates: -1.670000, 29.240000
- Elevation: 5,089 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 09:27 in Goma, it's 02:27 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Goma International Airport (GOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gom-goma-goma-international-airport/1ef266de-e446-6ff6-b45c-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)