# Distance from Pingtung (PIF) to Quito (UIO)

> 16,782 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,782 km / 10,428 mi / 9,062 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Taiwan) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 12:08 in Pingtung, it's 23:08 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,103 ft (UIO is higher than PIF)

## Airports

### [Pingtung North Airport (PIF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pif-pingtung-pingtung-north-airport/1ef266df-8aff-6988-bd76-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pingtung, Taiwan
- ICAO: RCSQ
- Timezone: Asia/Taipei
- Coordinates: 22.700000, 120.480000
- Elevation: 97 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 12:08 in Pingtung, it's 23:08 in Quito.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pingtung North Airport (PIF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pif-pingtung-pingtung-north-airport/1ef266df-8aff-6988-bd76-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)