# Distance from Cuenca (CUE) to Salt Lake City (SLC)

> 5,898 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,898 km / 3,665 mi / 3,185 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 137° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 01:11 in Cuenca, it's 00:11 in Salt Lake City)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,075 ft (SLC is lower than CUE)

## Airports

### [Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cue-cuenca-mariscal-lamar-airport/1ef266df-a4e3-6b38-946b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cuenca, Ecuador
- ICAO: SECU
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -2.890000, -78.980000
- Elevation: 8,306 ft

### [Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/slc-salt-lake-city-salt-lake-city-international-airport/1ef266df-38c4-68f8-8471-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Salt Lake City, United States
- ICAO: KSLC
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 40.790000, -111.980000
- Elevation: 4,231 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 01:11 in Cuenca, it's 00:11 in Salt Lake City.

## Related

- [Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cue-cuenca-mariscal-lamar-airport/1ef266df-a4e3-6b38-946b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/slc-salt-lake-city-salt-lake-city-international-airport/1ef266df-38c4-68f8-8471-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)