# Distance from Nukutavake (NUK) to Quito (UIO)

> 6,913 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,913 km / 4,296 mi / 3,733 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 80° (east)
- **Return heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 02:12 in Nukutavake, it's 07:12 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,183 ft (UIO is higher than NUK)

## Airports

### [Nukutavake Airport (NUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nuk-nukutavake-nukutavake-airport/1ef266df-7382-622e-859e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nukutavake, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGW
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -19.290000, -138.770000
- Elevation: 17 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 02:12 in Nukutavake, it's 07:12 in Quito.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Nukutavake Airport (NUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nuk-nukutavake-nukutavake-airport/1ef266df-7382-622e-859e-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)