# Distance from Clayton (CAO) to Quito (UIO)

> 4,804 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,804 km / 2,985 mi / 2,594 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 142° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 09:08 in Clayton, it's 10:08 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,230 ft (UIO is higher than CAO)

## Airports

### [Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cao-clayton-clayton-municipal-airpark/1ef266df-1303-6cfe-b7f8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Clayton, United States
- ICAO: KCAO
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 36.450000, -103.150000
- Elevation: 4,970 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 09:08 in Clayton, it's 10:08 in Quito.

## Related

- [Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cao-clayton-clayton-municipal-airpark/1ef266df-1303-6cfe-b7f8-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)