# Distance from Losuia (LSA) to Quito (UIO)

> 14,455 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,455 km / 8,982 mi / 7,805 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 97° (east)
- **Return heading**: 259° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 14:43 in Losuia, it's 23:43 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,173 ft (UIO is higher than LSA)

## Airports

### [Losuia Airport (LSA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsa-losuia-losuia-airport/1ef266de-9b68-6b72-b2a9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Losuia, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYKA
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -8.510000, 151.080000
- Elevation: 27 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 14:43 in Losuia, it's 23:43 in Quito.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Losuia Airport (LSA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsa-losuia-losuia-airport/1ef266de-9b68-6b72-b2a9-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)