# Distance from Lubango (SDD) to Quito (UIO)

> 10,211 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,211 km / 6,345 mi / 5,514 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 269° (west)
- **Return heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 04:49 in Lubango, it's 22:49 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,422 ft (UIO is higher than SDD)

## Airports

### [Lubango Airport (SDD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdd-lubango-lubango-airport/1ef266de-dcfe-6b18-a537-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lubango, Angola
- ICAO: FNUB
- Timezone: Africa/Luanda
- Coordinates: -14.920000, 13.570000
- Elevation: 5,778 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 04:49 in Lubango, it's 22:49 in Quito.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lubango Airport (SDD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdd-lubango-lubango-airport/1ef266de-dcfe-6b18-a537-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)