# Distance from Trabzon (TZX) to Quito (UIO)

> 12,337 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,337 km / 7,666 mi / 6,661 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Turkey) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 08:52 in Trabzon, it's 00:52 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,096 ft (UIO is higher than TZX)

## Airports

### [Trabzon International Airport (TZX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tzx-trabzon-trabzon-international-airport/1ef266df-58fe-6772-9230-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Trabzon, Turkey
- ICAO: LTCG
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 41.000000, 39.790000
- Elevation: 104 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 08:52 in Trabzon, it's 00:52 in Quito.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Trabzon International Airport (TZX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tzx-trabzon-trabzon-international-airport/1ef266df-58fe-6772-9230-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)