# Distance from Kao-Celebes Island (KAZ) to Quito (UIO)

> 17,093 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,093 km / 10,621 mi / 9,229 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 88° (east)
- **Return heading**: 272° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 21:43 in Kao-Celebes Island, it's 07:43 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,173 ft (UIO is higher than KAZ)

## Airports

### [Kao Airport (KAZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kaz-kao-celebes-island-kao-airport/1ef266df-f9dc-6a72-869b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kao-Celebes Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAMK
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: 1.190000, 127.900000
- Elevation: 27 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 21:43 in Kao-Celebes Island, it's 07:43 in Quito.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kao Airport (KAZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kaz-kao-celebes-island-kao-airport/1ef266df-f9dc-6a72-869b-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)