# Distance from Hachinohe Airport (HHE) to Quito (UIO)

> 13,988 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,988 km / 8,692 mi / 7,553 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 19:35 in Hachinohe Airport, it's 05:35 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,048 ft (UIO is higher than HHE)

## Airports

### [Hachinohe Airport (HHE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhe-hachinohe-airport/1ef266df-8c82-6a08-818e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hachinohe Airport, Japan
- ICAO: RJSH
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 40.560000, 141.470000
- Elevation: 152 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 19:35 in Hachinohe Airport, it's 05:35 in Quito.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hachinohe Airport (HHE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhe-hachinohe-airport/1ef266df-8c82-6a08-818e-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)