# Distance from Port Gentil (POG) to Quito (UIO)

> 9,686 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,686 km / 6,019 mi / 5,230 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 91° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Gabon) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 14:01 in Port Gentil, it's 08:01 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,187 ft (UIO is higher than POG)

## Airports

### [Port Gentil Airport (POG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pog-port-gentil-port-gentil-airport/1ef266de-dd5a-69cc-9706-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port Gentil, Gabon
- ICAO: FOOG
- Timezone: Africa/Libreville
- Coordinates: -0.710000, 8.750000
- Elevation: 13 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 14:01 in Port Gentil, it's 08:01 in Quito.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Port Gentil Airport (POG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pog-port-gentil-port-gentil-airport/1ef266de-dd5a-69cc-9706-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)