# Distance from Mbandaka (MDK) to Quito (UIO)

> 10,747 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,747 km / 6,678 mi / 5,803 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 90° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 01:52 in Mbandaka, it's 19:52 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,160 ft (UIO is higher than MDK)

## Airports

### [Mbandaka Airport (MDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdk-mbandaka-mbandaka-airport/1ef266de-e316-6758-839e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mbandaka, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZEA
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: 0.020000, 18.290000
- Elevation: 1,040 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 01:52 in Mbandaka, it's 19:52 in Quito.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mbandaka Airport (MDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdk-mbandaka-mbandaka-airport/1ef266de-e316-6758-839e-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)