# Distance from Tuluksak (TLT) to Quito (UIO)

> 9,621 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,621 km / 5,978 mi / 5,195 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 97° (east)
- **Return heading**: 331° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 07:26 in Tuluksak, it's 10:26 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,164 ft (UIO is higher than TLT)

## Airports

### [Tuluksak Airport (TLT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlt-tuluksak-tuluksak-airport/1ef266df-8748-6fc4-8dbe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tuluksak, United States
- ICAO: PALT
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 61.090000, -160.920000
- Elevation: 36 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 07:26 in Tuluksak, it's 10:26 in Quito.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tuluksak Airport (TLT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlt-tuluksak-tuluksak-airport/1ef266df-8748-6fc4-8dbe-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)