# Distance from Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV) to Quito (UIO)

> 6,917 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,917 km / 4,298 mi / 3,735 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 85° (east)
- **Return heading**: 260° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +4.5h (When it's 23:01 in Nuku Hiva Airport, it's 03:31 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,980 ft (UIO is higher than NHV)

## Airports

### [Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nhv-nuku-hiva-airport/1ef266df-73b1-6fba-93f7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuku Hiva Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTMD
- Timezone: Pacific/Marquesas
- Coordinates: -8.800000, -140.230000
- Elevation: 220 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:01 in Nuku Hiva Airport, it's 03:31 in Quito.
The 4.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nhv-nuku-hiva-airport/1ef266df-73b1-6fba-93f7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)