# Distance from Brest/Guipavas (BES) to Quito (UIO)

> 8,843 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,843 km / 5,495 mi / 4,775 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 258° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 22:36 in Brest/Guipavas, it's 15:36 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,875 ft (UIO is higher than BES)

## Airports

### [Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bes-brestguipavas-brest-bretagne-airport/1ef266df-4c82-69bc-bf42-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Brest/Guipavas, France
- ICAO: LFRB
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 48.450000, -4.420000
- Elevation: 325 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 22:36 in Brest/Guipavas, it's 15:36 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bes-brestguipavas-brest-bretagne-airport/1ef266df-4c82-69bc-bf42-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)