# Distance from Turukhansk (THX) to Quito (UIO)

> 12,632 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,632 km / 7,849 mi / 6,821 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 6° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 09:29 in Turukhansk, it's 21:29 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,072 ft (UIO is higher than THX)

## Airports

### [Turukhansk Airport (THX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thx-turukhansk-turukhansk-airport/1ef266df-e957-6148-87dc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Turukhansk, Russia
- ICAO: UOTT
- Timezone: Asia/Krasnoyarsk
- Coordinates: 65.800000, 87.940000
- Elevation: 128 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 09:29 in Turukhansk, it's 21:29 in Quito.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Turukhansk Airport (THX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thx-turukhansk-turukhansk-airport/1ef266df-e957-6148-87dc-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)