# Distance from Pohnpei Island (PNI) to Quito (UIO)

> 13,696 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,696 km / 8,510 mi / 7,395 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 86° (east)
- **Return heading**: 278° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Micronesia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 09:07 in Pohnpei Island, it's 17:07 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,191 ft (UIO is higher than PNI)

## Airports

### [Pohnpei International Airport (PNI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pni-pohnpei-island-pohnpei-international-airport/1ef266df-8a9b-6744-b479-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pohnpei Island, Micronesia
- ICAO: PTPN
- Timezone: Pacific/Pohnpei
- Coordinates: 6.990000, 158.210000
- Elevation: 9 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 09:07 in Pohnpei Island, it's 17:07 in Quito.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pohnpei International Airport (PNI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pni-pohnpei-island-pohnpei-international-airport/1ef266df-8a9b-6744-b479-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)