# Distance from Columbia (CAE) to Quito (UIO)

> 3,799 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,799 km / 2,361 mi / 2,051 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 175° (south)
- **Return heading**: 356° (north)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 06:54 in Columbia, it's 05:54 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,964 ft (UIO is higher than CAE)

## Airports

### [Columbia Metro Airport (CAE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cae-columbia-columbia-metro-airport/1ef266df-12f7-69ae-8a3d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Columbia, United States
- ICAO: KCAE
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 33.940000, -81.120000
- Elevation: 236 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:54 in Columbia, it's 05:54 in Quito.

## Related

- [Columbia Metro Airport (CAE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cae-columbia-columbia-metro-airport/1ef266df-12f7-69ae-8a3d-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)