# Distance from Mersa Matruh (MUH) to Quito (UIO)

> 11,490 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,490 km / 7,140 mi / 6,204 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 278° (west)
- **Return heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 08:34 in Mersa Matruh, it's 00:34 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,106 ft (UIO is higher than MUH)

## Airports

### [Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/muh-mersa-matruh-mersa-matruh-airport/1ef266de-eb54-6a3c-ac83-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mersa Matruh, Egypt
- ICAO: HEMM
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 31.330000, 27.220000
- Elevation: 94 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 08:34 in Mersa Matruh, it's 00:34 in Quito.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/muh-mersa-matruh-mersa-matruh-airport/1ef266de-eb54-6a3c-ac83-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)