# Distance from Amakusa Airport (AXJ) to Quito (UIO)

> 15,338 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,338 km / 9,531 mi / 8,282 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 13:42 in Amakusa Airport, it's 23:42 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,860 ft (UIO is higher than AXJ)

## Airports

### [Amakusa Airport (AXJ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/axj-amakusa-airport/1ef266df-8b8e-63e0-9210-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Amakusa Airport, Japan
- ICAO: RJDA
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 32.480000, 130.160000
- Elevation: 340 ft

### [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://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 13:42 in Amakusa Airport, it's 23:42 in Quito.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Amakusa Airport (AXJ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/axj-amakusa-airport/1ef266df-8b8e-63e0-9210-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)