# Distance from Quito (UIO) to Yecheon Airport (YEC)

> 15,112 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,112 km / 9,390 mi / 8,160 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → South Korea
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 13:23 in Quito, it's 03:23 in Yecheon Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,846 ft (YEC 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

### [Yecheon Airport (YEC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yec-yecheon-airport/1ef266df-8e40-616a-b674-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yecheon Airport, South Korea
- ICAO: RKTY
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 36.630000, 128.350000
- Elevation: 354 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 13:23 in Quito, it's 03:23 in Yecheon Airport.
With a 14-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)
- [Yecheon Airport (YEC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yec-yecheon-airport/1ef266df-8e40-616a-b674-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)