# Distance from Blonduos (BLO) to Quito (UIO)

> 8,620 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,620 km / 5,356 mi / 4,654 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 240° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iceland) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 20:57 in Blonduos, it's 15:57 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,069 ft (UIO is higher than BLO)

## Airports

### [Hjaltabakki Airport (BLO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/blo-blonduos-hjaltabakki-airport/1ef266de-9d71-6c3e-a6e1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Blonduos, Iceland
- ICAO: BIBL
- Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Coordinates: 65.640000, -20.290000
- Elevation: 131 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 20:57 in Blonduos, it's 15:57 in Quito.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Hjaltabakki Airport (BLO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/blo-blonduos-hjaltabakki-airport/1ef266de-9d71-6c3e-a6e1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)