# Distance from Nankoku (KCZ) to Quito (UIO)

> 15,017 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,017 km / 9,331 mi / 8,109 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 11:12 in Nankoku, it's 21:12 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,158 ft (UIO is higher than KCZ)

## Airports

### [Kochi Ryoma Airport (KCZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kcz-nankoku-kochi-ryoma-airport/1ef266df-8c4e-6fc8-acda-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nankoku, Japan
- ICAO: RJOK
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 33.550000, 133.670000
- Elevation: 42 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 11:12 in Nankoku, it's 21:12 in Quito.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kochi Ryoma Airport (KCZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kcz-nankoku-kochi-ryoma-airport/1ef266df-8c4e-6fc8-acda-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)