# Distance from Koyukuk (KYU) to Quito (UIO)

> 9,521 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,521 km / 5,916 mi / 5,141 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 100° (east)
- **Return heading**: 335° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 09:27 in Koyukuk, it's 12:27 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,051 ft (UIO is higher than KYU)

## Airports

### [Koyukuk Airport (KYU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kyu-koyukuk-koyukuk-airport/1ef266df-88db-6e36-97c3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Koyukuk, United States
- ICAO: PFKU
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 64.880000, -157.730000
- Elevation: 149 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 09:27 in Koyukuk, it's 12:27 in Quito.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Koyukuk Airport (KYU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kyu-koyukuk-koyukuk-airport/1ef266df-88db-6e36-97c3-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)