# Distance from Kelafo (LFO) to Quito (UIO)

> 13,626 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,626 km / 8,467 mi / 7,358 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 273° (west)
- **Return heading**: 83° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 00:41 in Kelafo, it's 16:41 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,470 ft (UIO is higher than LFO)

## Airports

### [Kelafo East Airport (LFO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lfo-kelafo-kelafo-east-airport/1ef266de-ea37-6ec4-9cd3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kelafo, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAKL
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 5.660000, 44.350000
- Elevation: 1,730 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 00:41 in Kelafo, it's 16:41 in Quito.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kelafo East Airport (LFO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lfo-kelafo-kelafo-east-airport/1ef266de-ea37-6ec4-9cd3-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)