# Distance from Kaunas (KUN) to Quito (UIO)

> 10,809 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,809 km / 6,717 mi / 5,837 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 280° (west)
- **Return heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Lithuania) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 01:14 in Kaunas, it's 17:14 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,944 ft (UIO is higher than KUN)

## Airports

### [Kaunas International Airport (KUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kun-kaunas-kaunas-international-airport/1ef266de-cf18-613e-bb30-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kaunas, Lithuania
- ICAO: EYKA
- Timezone: Europe/Vilnius
- Coordinates: 54.960000, 24.080000
- Elevation: 256 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 01:14 in Kaunas, it's 17:14 in Quito.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kaunas International Airport (KUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kun-kaunas-kaunas-international-airport/1ef266de-cf18-613e-bb30-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)