# Distance from Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) to Quito (UIO)

> 11,417 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,417 km / 7,094 mi / 6,165 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 100° (east)
- **Return heading**: 232° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 16:17 in Thames Aerodrome, it's 23:17 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,190 ft (UIO is higher than TMZ)

## Airports

### [Thames Aerodrome (TMZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmz-thames-aerodrome/1ef266df-77e1-6626-81b7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Thames Aerodrome, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZTH
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -37.160000, 175.550000
- Elevation: 10 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 16:17 in Thames Aerodrome, it's 23:17 in Quito.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Thames Aerodrome (TMZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmz-thames-aerodrome/1ef266df-77e1-6626-81b7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)
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