# Distance from Rurutu Airport (RUR) to Quito (UIO)

> 8,258 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,258 km / 5,132 mi / 4,459 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 83° (east)
- **Return heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 12:18 in Rurutu Airport, it's 17:18 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,182 ft (UIO is higher than RUR)

## Airports

### [Rurutu Airport (RUR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rur-rurutu-airport/1ef266df-7324-6f84-b1a5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rurutu Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTAR
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -22.430000, -151.360000
- Elevation: 18 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 12:18 in Rurutu Airport, it's 17:18 in Quito.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Rurutu Airport (RUR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rur-rurutu-airport/1ef266df-7324-6f84-b1a5-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)