# Distance from Kitee Airport (KTQ) to Quito (UIO)

> 10,964 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,964 km / 6,813 mi / 5,920 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 11:32 in Kitee Airport, it's 03:32 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,836 ft (UIO is higher than KTQ)

## Airports

### [Kitee Airport (KTQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktq-kitee-airport/1ef266de-c148-65d6-a638-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kitee Airport, Finland
- ICAO: EFIT
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 62.170000, 30.070000
- Elevation: 364 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 11:32 in Kitee Airport, it's 03:32 in Quito.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kitee Airport (KTQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktq-kitee-airport/1ef266de-c148-65d6-a638-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)