# Distance from Jungwon Air Base (JWO) to Quito (UIO)

> 15,104 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,104 km / 9,385 mi / 8,156 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Korea) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 03:32 in Jungwon Air Base, it's 13:32 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,919 ft (UIO is higher than JWO)

## Airports

### [Jungwon Air Base (JWO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jwo-jungwon-air-base/1ef266df-8e2e-6b4a-9f6d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jungwon Air Base, South Korea
- ICAO: RKTI
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 37.030000, 127.890000
- Elevation: 281 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 03:32 in Jungwon Air Base, it's 13:32 in Quito.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jungwon Air Base (JWO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jwo-jungwon-air-base/1ef266df-8e2e-6b4a-9f6d-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)