# Distance from Jos (JOS) to Quito (UIO)

> 9,706 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,706 km / 6,031 mi / 5,241 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 269° (west)
- **Return heading**: 80° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nigeria) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 11:03 in Jos, it's 05:03 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,968 ft (UIO is higher than JOS)

## Airports

### [Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jos-jos-yakubu-gowon-airport/1ef266de-b7da-62f6-98b3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jos, Nigeria
- ICAO: DNJO
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 9.640000, 8.870000
- Elevation: 4,232 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 11:03 in Jos, it's 05:03 in Quito.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jos-jos-yakubu-gowon-airport/1ef266de-b7da-62f6-98b3-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)