# Distance from Taichung City (TXG) to Quito (UIO)

> 16,646 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,646 km / 10,343 mi / 8,988 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Taiwan) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 14:26 in Taichung City, it's 01:26 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,831 ft (UIO is higher than TXG)

## Airports

### [Taichung Airport (TXG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/txg-taichung-city-taichung-airport/1ef266df-8ae0-6178-be50-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Taichung City, Taiwan
- ICAO: RCLG
- Timezone: Asia/Taipei
- Coordinates: 24.190000, 120.650000
- Elevation: 369 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 14:26 in Taichung City, it's 01:26 in Quito.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Taichung Airport (TXG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/txg-taichung-city-taichung-airport/1ef266df-8ae0-6178-be50-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)