# Distance from Kirkimbie (KBB) to Quito (UIO)

> 16,401 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,401 km / 10,191 mi / 8,856 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 121° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -14.5h (When it's 16:30 in Kirkimbie, it's 02:00 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,200 ft (UIO is higher than KBB)

## Airports

### [Kirkimbie Station Airport (KBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbb-kirkimbie-kirkimbie-station-airport/1ef266e0-0fbd-6a58-b2e7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kirkimbie, Australia
- ICAO: YKIR
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -17.780000, 129.210000
- Elevation: 0 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 16:30 in Kirkimbie, it's 02:00 in Quito.
With a 14.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kirkimbie Station Airport (KBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbb-kirkimbie-kirkimbie-station-airport/1ef266e0-0fbd-6a58-b2e7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)