# Distance from Taipei City (TSA) to Quito (UIO)

> 16,512 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,512 km / 10,260 mi / 8,916 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Taiwan) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 07:37 in Taipei City, it's 18:37 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,182 ft (UIO is higher than TSA)

## Airports

### [Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tsa-taipei-city-taipei-songshan-airport/1ef266df-8b03-654c-8579-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Taipei City, Taiwan
- ICAO: RCSS
- Timezone: Asia/Taipei
- Coordinates: 25.070000, 121.550000
- Elevation: 18 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 07:37 in Taipei City, it's 18:37 in Quito.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tsa-taipei-city-taipei-songshan-airport/1ef266df-8b03-654c-8579-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)