# Distance from Eil (HCM) to Quito (UIO)

> 14,206 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,206 km / 8,827 mi / 7,670 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 80° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Somalia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 10:43 in Eil, it's 02:43 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,388 ft (UIO is higher than HCM)

## Airports

### [Eil Airport (HCM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hcm-eil-eil-airport/1ef266de-ea9b-6172-8f53-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Eil, Somalia
- ICAO: HCME
- Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu
- Coordinates: 7.920000, 49.800000
- Elevation: 812 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 10:43 in Eil, it's 02:43 in Quito.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Eil Airport (HCM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hcm-eil-eil-airport/1ef266de-ea9b-6172-8f53-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)