# Distance from Lahore (LHE) to Quito (UIO)

> 15,499 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,499 km / 9,631 mi / 8,369 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Pakistan) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 21:16 in Lahore, it's 11:16 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,488 ft (UIO is higher than LHE)

## Airports

### [Alama Iqbal International Airport (LHE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhe-lahore-alama-iqbal-international-airport/1ef266df-820d-62ee-bf99-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lahore, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPLA
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 31.520000, 74.400000
- Elevation: 712 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 21:16 in Lahore, it's 11:16 in Quito.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Alama Iqbal International Airport (LHE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhe-lahore-alama-iqbal-international-airport/1ef266df-820d-62ee-bf99-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)