# Distance from Biarritz/Anglet/Bayonne (BIQ) to Quito (UIO)

> 8,960 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,960 km / 5,568 mi / 4,838 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 261° (west)
- **Return heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 03:52 in Biarritz/Anglet/Bayonne, it's 20:52 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,955 ft (UIO is higher than BIQ)

## Airports

### [Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport (BIQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/biq-biarritzangletbayonne-biarritz-anglet-bayonne-airport/1ef266df-4704-6314-90e5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Biarritz/Anglet/Bayonne, France
- ICAO: LFBZ
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.470000, -1.520000
- Elevation: 245 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 03:52 in Biarritz/Anglet/Bayonne, it's 20:52 in Quito.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport (BIQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/biq-biarritzangletbayonne-biarritz-anglet-bayonne-airport/1ef266df-4704-6314-90e5-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)