# Distance from Mafeteng (MFC) to Quito (UIO)

> 11,501 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,501 km / 7,146 mi / 6,210 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 262° (west)
- **Return heading**: 121° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Lesotho) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 11:31 in Mafeteng, it's 04:31 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,850 ft (UIO is higher than MFC)

## Airports

### [Mafeteng Airport (MFC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mfc-mafeteng-mafeteng-airport/1ef266de-e051-6612-bc56-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mafeteng, Lesotho
- ICAO: FXMF
- Timezone: Africa/Maseru
- Coordinates: -29.800000, 27.240000
- Elevation: 5,350 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 11:31 in Mafeteng, it's 04:31 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mafeteng Airport (MFC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mfc-mafeteng-mafeteng-airport/1ef266de-e051-6612-bc56-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)