# Distance from Quito (UIO) to Yakutsk (YKS)

> 12,733 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,733 km / 7,912 mi / 6,875 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 12:48 in Quito, it's 02:48 in Yakutsk)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,875 ft (YKS 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

### [Yakutsk Airport (YKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yks-yakutsk-yakutsk-airport/1ef266df-e4c3-6cbc-bf66-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yakutsk, Russia
- ICAO: UEEE
- Timezone: Asia/Yakutsk
- Coordinates: 62.090000, 129.770000
- Elevation: 325 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 12:48 in Quito, it's 02:48 in Yakutsk.
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)
- [Yakutsk Airport (YKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yks-yakutsk-yakutsk-airport/1ef266df-e4c3-6cbc-bf66-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)