# Distance from Lalibela (LLI) to Quito (UIO)

> 12,980 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,980 km / 8,065 mi / 7,008 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 05:46 in Lalibela, it's 21:46 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,694 ft (UIO is higher than LLI)

## Airports

### [Lalibella Airport (LLI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lli-lalibela-lalibella-airport/1ef266de-ea40-6c90-a74e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lalibela, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HALL
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 11.970000, 38.980000
- Elevation: 6,506 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 05:46 in Lalibela, it's 21:46 in Quito.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lalibella Airport (LLI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lli-lalibela-lalibella-airport/1ef266de-ea40-6c90-a74e-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)