# Distance from Sawu-Sawu Island (SAU) to Quito (UIO)

> 17,483 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,483 km / 10,864 mi / 9,440 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 117° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 08:04 in Sawu-Sawu Island, it's 19:04 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,670 ft (UIO is higher than SAU)

## Airports

### [Sawu Airport (SAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sau-sawu-sawu-island-sawu-airport/1ef266df-ffce-6ad4-97f5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sawu-Sawu Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WRKS
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -10.480000, 121.900000
- Elevation: 530 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 08:04 in Sawu-Sawu Island, it's 19:04 in Quito.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sawu Airport (SAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sau-sawu-sawu-island-sawu-airport/1ef266df-ffce-6ad4-97f5-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)