# Distance from Kigoma (TKQ) to Quito (UIO)

> 12,004 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,004 km / 7,459 mi / 6,481 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 268° (west)
- **Return heading**: 95° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tanzania) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 00:41 in Kigoma, it's 16:41 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,500 ft (UIO is higher than TKQ)

## Airports

### [Kigoma Airport (TKQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tkq-kigoma-kigoma-airport/1ef266de-ee94-624c-b30e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kigoma, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTKA
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -4.890000, 29.670000
- Elevation: 2,700 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 Kigoma, it's 16:41 in Quito.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kigoma Airport (TKQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tkq-kigoma-kigoma-airport/1ef266de-ee94-624c-b30e-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)