# Distance from Tahoua (THZ) to Quito (UIO)

> 9,327 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,327 km / 5,795 mi / 5,036 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 268° (west)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Niger) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 10:55 in Tahoua, it's 04:55 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,934 ft (UIO is higher than THZ)

## Airports

### [Tahoua Airport (THZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thz-tahoua-tahoua-airport/1ef266de-b83e-6508-b703-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tahoua, Niger
- ICAO: DRRT
- Timezone: Africa/Niamey
- Coordinates: 14.880000, 5.270000
- Elevation: 1,266 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 10:55 in Tahoua, it's 04:55 in Quito.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tahoua Airport (THZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thz-tahoua-tahoua-airport/1ef266de-b83e-6508-b703-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)