# Distance from Palu-Celebes Island (PLW) to Quito (UIO)

> 17,980 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,980 km / 11,172 mi / 9,709 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 93° (east)
- **Return heading**: 267° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 07:07 in Palu-Celebes Island, it's 18:07 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,916 ft (UIO is higher than PLW)

## Airports

### [Mutiara Airport (PLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/plw-palu-celebes-island-mutiara-airport/1ef266df-f9e0-68f2-807b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palu-Celebes Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAML
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -0.920000, 119.910000
- Elevation: 284 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 07:07 in Palu-Celebes Island, it's 18:07 in Quito.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mutiara Airport (PLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/plw-palu-celebes-island-mutiara-airport/1ef266df-f9e0-68f2-807b-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)