# Distance from Quito (UIO) to Waterloo Airport (WLO)

> 16,455 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,455 km / 10,224 mi / 8,885 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 237° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 119° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14.5h (When it's 15:48 in Quito, it's 06:18 in Waterloo Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,068 ft (WLO 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

### [Waterloo Airport (WLO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wlo-waterloo-airport/1ef266e0-1d2b-6cc6-85d5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Waterloo Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YWTL
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -16.630000, 129.320000
- Elevation: 132 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 15:48 in Quito, it's 06:18 in Waterloo Airport.
With a 14.5-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)
- [Waterloo Airport (WLO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wlo-waterloo-airport/1ef266e0-1d2b-6cc6-85d5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)