# Distance from Tahuna-Sangihe Island (NAH) to Quito (UIO)

> 17,331 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,331 km / 10,769 mi / 9,358 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 82° (east)
- **Return heading**: 279° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 11:42 in Tahuna-Sangihe Island, it's 22:42 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,184 ft (UIO is higher than NAH)

## Airports

### [Naha Airport (NAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nah-tahuna-sangihe-island-naha-airport/1ef266df-f9d0-64b6-89e2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tahuna-Sangihe Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAMH
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: 3.680000, 125.530000
- Elevation: 16 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 11:42 in Tahuna-Sangihe Island, it's 22:42 in Quito.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Naha Airport (NAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nah-tahuna-sangihe-island-naha-airport/1ef266df-f9d0-64b6-89e2-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)