# Distance from Quito (UIO) to Ust-Kuyga (UKG)

> 11,852 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,852 km / 7,365 mi / 6,400 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 12:21 in Quito, it's 03:21 in Ust-Kuyga)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,200 ft (UKG is lower than UIO)

## Airports

### [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

### [Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ukg-ust-kuyga-ust-kuyga-airport/1ef266df-e4b2-6ec6-87c6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ust-Kuyga, Russia
- ICAO: UEBT
- Timezone: Asia/Vladivostok
- Coordinates: 70.010000, 135.650000
- Elevation: 0 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 12:21 in Quito, it's 03:21 in Ust-Kuyga.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ukg-ust-kuyga-ust-kuyga-airport/1ef266df-e4b2-6ec6-87c6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)