# Distance from Al Hoceima (AHU) to Quito (UIO)

> 8,615 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,615 km / 5,353 mi / 4,652 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 261° (west)
- **Return heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Morocco) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 09:03 in Al Hoceima, it's 03:03 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,105 ft (UIO is higher than AHU)

## Airports

### [Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ahu-al-hoceima-cherif-al-idrissi-airport/1ef266de-e8d1-6350-b35b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Al Hoceima, Morocco
- ICAO: GMTA
- Timezone: Africa/Casablanca
- Coordinates: 35.180000, -3.840000
- Elevation: 95 ft

### [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:03 in Al Hoceima, it's 03:03 in Quito.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ahu-al-hoceima-cherif-al-idrissi-airport/1ef266de-e8d1-6350-b35b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uio-quito-nuevo-aeropuerto-internacional-mariscal-sucre/1ef266df-a57c-65f4-aaa1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)