# Distance from Tirana (TIA) to Quito (UIO)

> 10,690 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,690 km / 6,642 mi / 5,772 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Albania) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 02:28 in Tirana, it's 19:28 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,074 ft (UIO is higher than TIA)

## Airports

### [Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tia-tirana-tirana-international-airport-mother-teresa/1ef266df-42f0-61e2-82dc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tirana, Albania
- ICAO: LATI
- Timezone: Europe/Tirane
- Coordinates: 41.410000, 19.720000
- Elevation: 126 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 02:28 in Tirana, it's 19:28 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tia-tirana-tirana-international-airport-mother-teresa/1ef266df-42f0-61e2-82dc-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)