# Distance from Katiu (KXU) to Quito (UIO)

> 7,453 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,453 km / 4,631 mi / 4,024 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 83° (east)
- **Return heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 19:47 in Katiu, it's 00:47 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,193 ft (UIO is higher than KXU)

## Airports

### [Katiu Airport (KXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kxu-katiu-katiu-airport/1ef266df-73ae-61c6-a0bc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Katiu, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTKT
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -16.340000, -144.400000
- Elevation: 7 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 19:47 in Katiu, it's 00:47 in Quito.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Katiu Airport (KXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kxu-katiu-katiu-airport/1ef266df-73ae-61c6-a0bc-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)