# Distance from Pukarua (PUK) to Quito (UIO)

> 6,712 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,712 km / 4,171 mi / 3,624 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 20:34 in Pukarua, it's 01:34 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,195 ft (UIO is higher than PUK)

## Airports

### [Pukarua Airport (PUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puk-pukarua-pukarua-airport/1ef266df-7369-6a80-98fb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pukarua, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGQ
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -18.300000, -137.020000
- Elevation: 5 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:34 in Pukarua, it's 01:34 in Quito.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Pukarua Airport (PUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puk-pukarua-pukarua-airport/1ef266df-7369-6a80-98fb-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)