# Distance from Lawas (LWY) to Quito (UIO)

> 18,398 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,398 km / 11,432 mi / 9,934 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malaysia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 17:34 in Lawas, it's 04:34 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,195 ft (UIO is higher than LWY)

## Airports

### [Lawas Airport (LWY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lwy-lawas-lawas-airport/1ef266df-fb61-6f28-89d9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lawas, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBGW
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 4.850000, 115.410000
- Elevation: 5 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 17:34 in Lawas, it's 04:34 in Quito.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lawas Airport (LWY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lwy-lawas-lawas-airport/1ef266df-fb61-6f28-89d9-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)