# Distance from Nangang Island (LZN) to Quito (UIO)

> 16,518 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,518 km / 10,264 mi / 8,919 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Taiwan) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 12:20 in Nangang Island, it's 23:20 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,968 ft (UIO is higher than LZN)

## Airports

### [Matsu Nangan Airport (LZN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lzn-nangang-island-matsu-nangan-airport/1ef266df-8ac2-69ca-8725-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nangang Island, Taiwan
- ICAO: RCFG
- Timezone: Asia/Taipei
- Coordinates: 26.160000, 119.960000
- Elevation: 232 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 12:20 in Nangang Island, it's 23:20 in Quito.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Matsu Nangan Airport (LZN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lzn-nangang-island-matsu-nangan-airport/1ef266df-8ac2-69ca-8725-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)