# Distance from Laura Airport (LUU) to Quito (UIO)

> 15,003 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,003 km / 9,322 mi / 8,101 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 04:13 in Laura Airport, it's 13:13 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,200 ft (UIO is higher than LUU)

## Airports

### [Laura Airport (LUU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luu-laura-airport/1ef266e0-1153-6caa-b7d8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Laura Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YLRA
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -15.550000, 144.450000
- Elevation: 0 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 04:13 in Laura Airport, it's 13:13 in Quito.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Laura Airport (LUU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luu-laura-airport/1ef266e0-1153-6caa-b7d8-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)