# Distance from Copiapo (CPO) to Quito (UIO)

> 3,124 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,124 km / 1,941 mi / 1,687 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 166° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → Ecuador
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 09:49 in Copiapo, it's 08:49 in Quito)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,530 ft (UIO is higher than CPO)

## Airports

### [Desierto de Atacama Airport (CPO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpo-copiapo-desierto-de-atacama-airport/1ef266df-97aa-69da-8bb9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Copiapo, Chile
- ICAO: SCAT
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -27.260000, -70.780000
- Elevation: 670 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 09:49 in Copiapo, it's 08:49 in Quito.

## Related

- [Desierto de Atacama Airport (CPO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpo-copiapo-desierto-de-atacama-airport/1ef266df-97aa-69da-8bb9-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)