# Distance from Telfer Airport (TEF) to Quito (UIO)

> 16,716 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,716 km / 10,387 mi / 9,026 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 135° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 221° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 09:23 in Telfer Airport, it's 20:23 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,230 ft (UIO is higher than TEF)

## Airports

### [Telfer Airport (TEF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tef-telfer-airport/1ef266e0-1a1a-6d20-91b2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Telfer Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YTEF
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -21.710000, 122.230000
- Elevation: 970 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 09:23 in Telfer Airport, it's 20:23 in Quito.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Telfer Airport (TEF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tef-telfer-airport/1ef266e0-1a1a-6d20-91b2-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)