# Distance from Phaplu (PPL) to Quito (UIO)

> 16,571 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,571 km / 10,297 mi / 8,948 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10.75h (When it's 11:01 in Phaplu, it's 00:16 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,282 ft (UIO is higher than PPL)

## Airports

### [Phaplu Airport (PPL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppl-phaplu-phaplu-airport/1ef266df-f329-64aa-b476-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Phaplu, Nepal
- ICAO: VNPL
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 27.520000, 86.580000
- Elevation: 7,918 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 11:01 in Phaplu, it's 00:16 in Quito.
With a 10.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Phaplu Airport (PPL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppl-phaplu-phaplu-airport/1ef266df-f329-64aa-b476-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)