# Distance from Penrhyn Island (PYE) to Quito (UIO)

> 8,871 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,871 km / 5,512 mi / 4,790 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 88° (east)
- **Return heading**: 261° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (CK) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 00:25 in Penrhyn Island, it's 05:25 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,192 ft (UIO is higher than PYE)

## Airports

### [Tongareva Airport (PYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pye-penrhyn-island-tongareva-airport/1ef266df-6e7f-6c5e-b213-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Penrhyn Island, CK
- ICAO: NCPY
- Timezone: Pacific/Rarotonga
- Coordinates: -9.010000, -158.030000
- Elevation: 8 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 00:25 in Penrhyn Island, it's 05:25 in Quito.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tongareva Airport (PYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pye-penrhyn-island-tongareva-airport/1ef266df-6e7f-6c5e-b213-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)