# Distance from Kings Canyon Airport (KBJ) to Quito (UIO)

> 15,808 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,808 km / 9,823 mi / 8,536 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 126° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 228° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -14.5h (When it's 02:07 in Kings Canyon Airport, it's 11:37 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,200 ft (UIO is higher than KBJ)

## Airports

### [Kings Canyon Airport (KBJ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kbj-kings-canyon-airport/1ef266e0-0f6a-6f74-b409-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kings Canyon Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YKCA
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -24.260000, 131.490000
- Elevation: 0 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 02:07 in Kings Canyon Airport, it's 11:37 in Quito.
With a 14.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kings Canyon Airport (KBJ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kbj-kings-canyon-airport/1ef266e0-0f6a-6f74-b409-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)