# Distance from Altai (LTI) to Quito (UIO)

> 14,845 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,845 km / 9,224 mi / 8,016 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 353° (north)
- **Return heading**: 5° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mongolia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 07:09 in Altai, it's 18:09 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,940 ft (UIO is higher than LTI)

## Airports

### [Altai Airport (LTI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lti-altai-altai-airport/1ef266e0-1f53-608a-87d7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Altai, Mongolia
- ICAO: ZMAT
- Timezone: Asia/Ulaanbaatar
- Coordinates: 46.380000, 96.220000
- Elevation: 7,260 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 07:09 in Altai, it's 18:09 in Quito.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Altai Airport (LTI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lti-altai-altai-airport/1ef266e0-1f53-608a-87d7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)