# Distance from Mueda (MUD) to Quito (UIO)

> 13,039 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,039 km / 8,102 mi / 7,041 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 264° (west)
- **Return heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 07:14 in Mueda, it's 00:14 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,411 ft (UIO is higher than MUD)

## Airports

### [Mueda Airport (MUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mud-mueda-mueda-airport/1ef266de-ddba-6c50-a67f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mueda, Mozambique
- ICAO: FQMD
- Timezone: Africa/Maputo
- Coordinates: -11.670000, 39.560000
- Elevation: 2,789 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 07:14 in Mueda, it's 00:14 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mueda Airport (MUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mud-mueda-mueda-airport/1ef266de-ddba-6c50-a67f-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)