# Distance from Turkey Creek (TKY) to Quito (UIO)

> 16,535 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,535 km / 10,274 mi / 8,928 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 121° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 17:54 in Turkey Creek, it's 04:54 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,200 ft (UIO is higher than TKY)

## Airports

### [Turkey Creek Airport (TKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tky-turkey-creek-turkey-creek-airport/1ef266e0-1a7d-6bd2-a342-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Turkey Creek, Australia
- ICAO: YTKY
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -17.040000, 128.210000
- Elevation: 0 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 17:54 in Turkey Creek, it's 04:54 in Quito.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Turkey Creek Airport (TKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tky-turkey-creek-turkey-creek-airport/1ef266e0-1a7d-6bd2-a342-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)