# Distance from Moolawatana Airport (MWT) to Quito (UIO)

> 14,779 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,779 km / 9,183 mi / 7,980 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 123° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 227° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -14.5h (When it's 18:30 in Moolawatana Airport, it's 04:00 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,200 ft (UIO is higher than MWT)

## Airports

### [Moolawatana Airport (MWT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mwt-moolawatana-airport/1ef266e0-14c0-65c8-89ac-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Moolawatana Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMWT
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -29.920000, 139.750000
- Elevation: 0 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 18:30 in Moolawatana Airport, it's 04:00 in Quito.
With a 14.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Moolawatana Airport (MWT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mwt-moolawatana-airport/1ef266e0-14c0-65c8-89ac-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)