# Distance from Kota Baharu (KBR) to Quito (UIO)

> 19,340 km · estimated flight time 24h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 19,340 km / 12,017 mi / 10,443 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 24h
- **Heading**: 6° (north)
- **Return heading**: 354° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malaysia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 02:48 in Kota Baharu, it's 13:48 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,184 ft (UIO is higher than KBR)

## Airports

### [Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbr-kota-baharu-sultan-ismail-petra-airport/1ef266df-fe74-68d2-b430-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kota Baharu, Malaysia
- ICAO: WMKC
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 6.170000, 102.290000
- Elevation: 16 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 02:48 in Kota Baharu, it's 13:48 in Quito.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbr-kota-baharu-sultan-ismail-petra-airport/1ef266df-fe74-68d2-b430-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)