# Distance from Mitchell Airport (MTQ) to Quito (UIO)

> 14,247 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,247 km / 8,853 mi / 7,693 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 113° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 09:56 in Mitchell Airport, it's 18:56 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,056 ft (UIO is higher than MTQ)

## Airports

### [Mitchell Airport (MTQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtq-mitchell-airport/1ef266e0-12fb-608a-8832-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mitchell Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMIT
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -26.480000, 147.940000
- Elevation: 1,144 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 09:56 in Mitchell Airport, it's 18:56 in Quito.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mitchell Airport (MTQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtq-mitchell-airport/1ef266e0-12fb-608a-8832-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)