# Distance from Kasenga (KEC) to Quito (UIO)

> 11,862 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,862 km / 7,371 mi / 6,405 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 267° (west)
- **Return heading**: 101° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 16:59 in Kasenga, it's 09:59 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,054 ft (UIO is higher than KEC)

## Airports

### [Kasenga Airport (KEC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kec-kasenga-kasenga-airport/1ef266de-e4c4-64ce-908b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kasenga, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZQG
- Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates: -10.350000, 28.630000
- Elevation: 3,146 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 16:59 in Kasenga, it's 09:59 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kasenga Airport (KEC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kec-kasenga-kasenga-airport/1ef266de-e4c4-64ce-908b-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)