# Distance from Tikapur (TPU) to Quito (UIO)

> 16,179 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,179 km / 10,053 mi / 8,736 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 33° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10.75h (When it's 18:01 in Tikapur, it's 07:16 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,403 ft (UIO is higher than TPU)

## Airports

### [Tikapur Airport (TPU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpu-tikapur-tikapur-airport/1ef266df-f35c-6ab2-bdfe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tikapur, Nepal
- ICAO: VNTP
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 28.520000, 81.150000
- Elevation: 797 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 18:01 in Tikapur, it's 07:16 in Quito.
With a 10.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tikapur Airport (TPU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpu-tikapur-tikapur-airport/1ef266df-f35c-6ab2-bdfe-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)