# Distance from King Khaled Air Base (KMX) to Quito (UIO)

> 13,284 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,284 km / 8,255 mi / 7,173 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 281° (west)
- **Return heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 08:35 in King Khaled Air Base, it's 00:35 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,422 ft (UIO is higher than KMX)

## Airports

### [King Khaled Air Base (KMX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kmx-king-khaled-air-base/1ef266df-798f-6932-b9de-06bb2780ed98)

- City: King Khaled Air Base, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OEKM
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 18.300000, 42.800000
- Elevation: 6,778 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 08:35 in King Khaled Air Base, it's 00:35 in Quito.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [King Khaled Air Base (KMX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kmx-king-khaled-air-base/1ef266df-798f-6932-b9de-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)