# Distance from Kengtung (KET) to Quito (UIO)

> 17,651 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,651 km / 10,968 mi / 9,531 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 354° (north)
- **Return heading**: 5° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Myanmar) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -11.5h (When it's 09:31 in Kengtung, it's 22:01 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,402 ft (UIO is higher than KET)

## Airports

### [Kengtung Airport (KET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ket-kengtung-kengtung-airport/1ef266df-f6ed-64ce-a8b7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kengtung, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYKG
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 21.300000, 99.640000
- Elevation: 2,798 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 09:31 in Kengtung, it's 22:01 in Quito.
With a 11.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kengtung Airport (KET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ket-kengtung-kengtung-airport/1ef266df-f6ed-64ce-a8b7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)