# Distance from Pemba / Porto Amelia (POL) to Quito (UIO)

> 13,126 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,126 km / 8,156 mi / 7,087 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 263° (west)
- **Return heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mozambique) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 17:47 in Pemba / Porto Amelia, it's 10:47 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,869 ft (UIO is higher than POL)

## Airports

### [Pemba Airport (POL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pol-pemba-porto-amelia-pemba-airport/1ef266de-ddce-6c50-9673-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pemba / Porto Amelia, Mozambique
- ICAO: FQPB
- Timezone: Africa/Maputo
- Coordinates: -12.990000, 40.520000
- Elevation: 331 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 17:47 in Pemba / Porto Amelia, it's 10:47 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pemba Airport (POL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pol-pemba-porto-amelia-pemba-airport/1ef266de-ddce-6c50-9673-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)