# Distance from Pokhara (PKR) to Quito (UIO)

> 16,371 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,371 km / 10,173 mi / 8,840 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10.75h (When it's 02:42 in Pokhara, it's 15:57 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,488 ft (UIO is higher than PKR)

## Airports

### [Pokhara Airport (PKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pkr-pokhara-pokhara-airport/1ef266df-f325-6184-b718-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pokhara, Nepal
- ICAO: VNPK
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 28.200000, 83.980000
- Elevation: 2,712 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 02:42 in Pokhara, it's 15:57 in Quito.
With a 10.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pokhara Airport (PKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pkr-pokhara-pokhara-airport/1ef266df-f325-6184-b718-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)