# Distance from Huvadhu Atoll (KDM) to Quito (UIO)

> 16,830 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,830 km / 10,458 mi / 9,088 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 271° (west)
- **Return heading**: 89° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Maldives) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 15:23 in Huvadhu Atoll, it's 05:23 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,198 ft (UIO is higher than KDM)

## Airports

### [Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdm-huvadhu-atoll-kaadedhdhoo-airport/1ef266df-f463-6e1a-8203-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Huvadhu Atoll, Maldives
- ICAO: VRMT
- Timezone: Indian/Maldives
- Coordinates: 0.490000, 73.000000
- Elevation: 2 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 15:23 in Huvadhu Atoll, it's 05:23 in Quito.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdm-huvadhu-atoll-kaadedhdhoo-airport/1ef266df-f463-6e1a-8203-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)