# Distance from Cordova (CKU) to Quito (UIO)

> 8,807 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,807 km / 5,473 mi / 4,756 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 110° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 332° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 21:52 in Cordova, it's 00:52 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,141 ft (UIO is higher than CKU)

## Airports

### [Cordova Municipal Airport (CKU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cku-cordova-cordova-municipal-airport/1ef266df-141d-616c-ba40-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cordova, United States
- ICAO: KCKU
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 60.540000, -145.730000
- Elevation: 59 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 21:52 in Cordova, it's 00:52 in Quito.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cordova Municipal Airport (CKU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cku-cordova-cordova-municipal-airport/1ef266df-141d-616c-ba40-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)